Parents face an increasingly difficult decision: embrace technology in children’s education or protect their developing ...

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder can impact many common childhood milestones and cognitive processes, such as decision-making, inhibitory control, language development, and goal-setting.

Childhood adversities have distinct effects on mental health and cognitive development, necessitating a nuanced understanding beyond the traditional adverse childhood experiences framework. The study ...

In the ever-evolving landscape of education, it is important to understand how students think and learn so as to be able to teach effectively. Jean Piaget, a Swiss psychologist, profoundly impacted ...

Positive psychology is a movement that puts the focus on happiness and thriving rather than problems and mental illness. According to Psychology Today: Positive psychology is a branch of psychology ...

A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.

When answers arrive preformed, that developmental pressure disappears. Children still learn, but they may be learning ...

Nov. 3 (UPI) --Children living in poor neighborhoods don't perform as well on cognitive function tests and have lower "brain volume" compared to those who reside in higher-income areas, an analysis ...

Rain Bosworth, who was diagnosed as deaf as a child, grew up surrounded by a loving hearing family. Her lifelong experience in this environment has become the driving force behind her research into ...

A recent analysis of a major developmental dataset reveals that children who play musical instruments over several years ...