Preschool children who eat more ultra-processed foods show higher levels of anxiety, aggression, and behavioral difficulties.

Many children today eat more ultra-processed food than in the past. Researchers have examined what this development could mean for children’s well-being.

A team led by researchers at the University of Toronto has found an association between ultra-processed foods in early childhood, and behavioral and emotional development. Specifically, the team found ...

The COVID pandemic disrupted children's ability to self-regulate, according to new research from the University of East ...

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 ...

A new study has provided evidence that exposure to fluoridated water by young children was not negatively associated with child emotional, behavioral development and executive functioning in their ...

A new study reveals a striking paradox: children who experience parental loss or divorce often develop exceptional moral ...

Zulfiqar A Bhutta and colleagues call for renewed global commitments and funding mechanisms to build on promising initiatives to protect children affected by armed conflict The world is a challenging ...

Physicians tend to focus on specifically defined disorders and are interested in the longer-term outcomes of people suffering from these disorders. For instance, psychiatrists are concerned with the ...

A new report on child brain research has associated prenatal marijuana exposure with subsequent attention, behavioral and social problems in adolescent children; the risk rises significantly five or ...