Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Changes in the gut microbiota of infants preceded the development of eczema, according to a study published in ...

Matching the sight and sound of speech — a face to a voice — in early infancy is an important foundation for later language development. This ability, known as intersensory processing, is an essential ...

The human brain undergoes significant development during the final prenatal months and through the first year of life. And while scientists have begun to map the developmental trajectories of this ...

Research on nearly 1.2 million infants shows vegan and vegetarian diets can support normal growth in the first two years of life. As more families adopt plant-based eating habits, many parents and ped ...

A metagenomic comparison of the infant gut microbiota assembly from industrialized and nonindustrialized populations reveals robust and systematic lifestyle-dependent divergences, researchers report.

As any parent can attest, the first few years of a child's life are marked by many sleepless nights. However, the expectation that infants should sleep through the night by a certain age is widespread ...

Investment in research into genetics could dramatically improve educational policies and understanding of parenting in ways that could help all children, according to a new paper. Investment in ...

Few parenting topics spark as much debate as the "cry it out" method. While some experts warn it causes psychological harm, a study in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry argues it does not ...