Research consistently shows that one of the most powerful things you can do for a baby is read to them, supporting early brain development, language skills, and emotional bonding. At Levine Children’s ...

Very preterm infants face up to a 50% higher risk of developmental challenges affecting movement, learning, language and behavior. Today, many of those challenges are not fully recognized until later ...

Infants born deaf or hard of hearing show adverse changes in how their brains organize and specialize, but exposure to sound and language may help them develop more normally, according to new research ...

A new study reveals that the quality of early growth, not just weight gain, influences long-term brain outcomes for extremely preterm infants, highlighting fat-free mass as a crucial marker of early ...

The study, published in Nutrients, suggests that the mineral may provide benefits for cognitive function during the early years of life. Previous research has shown that zinc may improve cognitive ...

Decades of research show that early psychosocial stress, including chronic exposure to adversity, can shape how a child's brain develops, with effects that last well beyond childhood. But families ...

When caregivers notice an infant's head is flat on one side or asymmetrical, they often worry whether it might affect brain ...

Excessive screen time poses risks to children's development, including attention problems, social skill deficits, and sleep ...

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Decades of research show that early psychosocial stress, including chronic exposure to adversity, can shape how a child’s brain develops, with effects that last well beyond childhood. But families ...