Child Development Research

The Hidden Link: Micronutrient Deficiencies and Childhood Development A vitamin B12 deficiency in infants can cause global developmental delay, a condit…

When a Missing Nutrient Masks as Developmental Delay A child who isn’t meeting milestones like sitting, babbling, or engaging socially presents a profou…

A mother’s history of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) more than doubled her likelihood of riskier alcohol use during pregnancy, according to a new …

Beyond Swings and Slides: How Nature Activates the Whole Child Researchers propose that outdoor play and nature contact form an implicit ecosystem for c…

Sugar, Hyperactivity, and ADHD: Separating Evidence from Food Myths More than 10% of US children and adolescents have attention-deficit hyperactivity di…

Understanding the Enduring Shadow of Childhood Trauma New research reveals the long reach of early adversity, showing how a mother’s trauma history can …

Maternal mental health before a child is even born appears to have long-term effects on a parent’s confidence

Childhood Vaccination Safety: Evidence on Hesitancy and Its Impact Vaccine hesitancy is a measurable barrier to global immunization goals, affecting whe…

Introduction A case report published in Cureus detailed an infant born at 27 weeks whose symptoms of sepsis and severe metabolic acidosis were ultimatel…

The Overlooked Link: A Missing Vitamin and Developmental Delays A child’s failure to reach expected milestones in cognition, motor skills, or speech is …

The Social and Emotional Niche of First Foods When caregivers introduce the first spoonful of puréed sweet potato or mashed avocado, they are doing more…

Rethinking the Bilingual Advantage: From Monolingual Bias to Lived Experience For decades, research on bilingual children has often measured their progr…