What is cognitive development? Expert Dr Samantha Durrant answers parents' questions around this tricky subject, and how it ...

Child development theories help explain how children grow socially, emotionally, and cognitively over time. Understanding child development is valuable for appreciating the physical, emotional, and ...

The ability to understand the thoughts, beliefs, desires, and emotions of others is known as theory-of-mind (ToM). It is an important aspect of child development and is one of the hallmarks of human ...

Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development has been a central framework for understanding how children grow and learn. His model describes development through four sequential stages: sensorimotor, ...

As toddlers age into the preschool years, their dependency on their parents usually begins to ebb. However, a new study led ...

A new developmental theory from an Iowa State researcher describes how our memory and perception of trauma can evolve over time, shifting with new experiences and as cognitive and emotional ...

A new study uses heart monitors to prove that harsh parenting disrupts a child's biological stress co-regulation system.