The first few years of a child’s life is critical to their overall development, so that’s why many parents are concerned with making sure their child develops the cognitive abilities they need early ...

A premature start in life can cause problems even into teenage years. A study indicates that training motor skills in these children helps even when they are older. A premature start in life can cause ...

Cognitive development in children could be affected regardless of which biological parent has type 1 diabetes, according to a new study. The research shows for the first time that having a parent with ...

Researchers found that even limited social media use can hurt children’s ability to focus and retain information—echoing what ...

Increasing social media usage among children has been linked to a decline in cognitive performance. A JAMA study involving ...

Rufus Tony Spann, Ph.D., L.C.P.C., L.P.C. Mental Health / Holistic Health Dr. Rufus Tony Spann is a nationally certified school psychologist, licensed professional counselor, yoga teacher and reiki ...

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 ...

AS hunger has been found to correlate with lower mathematics scores—highlighting how poor nutrition hampers cognitive ...

Within the United States, education is commonly regarded as an equalizer to opportunity and upward mobility. In reality, there are countless impediments in the system that exclude low-income children ...

Research on infant thinking suggests that babies are more complex thinkers than was once believed. There is now evidence that, by the end of their first year, children are capable of logical reasoning ...