New federal data shows about two-thirds of the nation’s 3- to 5-year-olds are on track to enter kindergarten. But being ready ...

While there’s growing interest in assessing school readiness, education experts differ on what to measure and how. Here's ...

Disobedience is a normal part of development, so we teach children to follow the rules. How do we also help them learn to say ...

Child deaths and critical injuries in Washington’s child welfare system hit a record high in 2025.

But how does all this change how young children develop? Human development is essentially a social practice. From infancy, we participate in the world around us and learn from experience, especially ...

NEW YORK, Sept 25 (Reuters) - The development bank for Latin America and the Caribbean will channel $5 billion in the next five years toward projects that help children, part of a wider U.N. campaign ...

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (WTVD) -- Fort Bragg celebrated a groundbreaking ceremony this week for a new child development center, set to be the largest on the base. Designed to serve 338 children, it aims to ...

Rigorous new research appears to show that monthly checks intended to help disadvantaged children did little for their well-being, adding a new element to a dispute over expanded government aid. By ...

The World Bank is working in more than 95 countries to ensure children get the best possible start in life, helping countries build stronger health, nutrition, education, and social protection systems ...

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Experts from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago affirm the need to screen new fathers for mental distress, recognizing the mounting research that underscores the importance of ...

Neonatology Department, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics & Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China Metabolic syndrome ...