In the multidisciplinary field of developmental psychology, the impact of social interactions on individual growth is pivotal. The role of parents, caregivers, and broader social networks distinctly ...

Men and partners are important contributors to the health of future generations, yet their own preconception health and ...

While the rise in youth mental health problems has been widely appreciated, there remains a lot of debate about what specifically is behind it. Many popular articles and books implicate some more ...

The ECHO Cohort Consortium is a research program supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) with the mission to enhance the health of children for generations to come. ECHO Cohort ...

Sending children to childcare outside the home may not significantly affect children’s mental health, according to a new study funded by the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) ...

In a recent study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, researchers evaluated how fundamental environmental supports, encapsulated as a thrive factor (T-factor), during the first year of life ...

Long before academic success or career aspirations take shape, friendships begin shaping how children speak, behave, and see ...

The National Institutes of Health will distribute $157 million in 2016 awards to universities across the country for the launch of a seven-year initiative aimed at investigating how environmental ...

Children of transgender and nonbinary parents demonstrate typical behavioral and emotional development, while their parents use effective parenting techniques comparable to those of cisgender parents, ...