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Families in the UK do not receive additional Universal Credit or Tax Credit allowances for their third and subsequent children if they were born after 6 April 2017. [Simran Motiani, Patricia J. [...]

Around the world, children are disproportionately bearing the brunt of war. Childhood traumas can permanently change how the brain develops, but the effects often aren’t seen until adulthood. [...]

Why having more adults in the household is beneficial and exactly  under what conditions. [Stephen Fontenot – MedicalXPress, 6 March 2024.] READ MORE

This policy brief analyses trends and disparities in children’s access to early childhood education and care, education, healthcare, nutrition and housing. [Kadri Arrak & Kaupo Koppel – [...]

Optimal brain development requires a stimulating environment, adequate nutrients and nurturing engagement with attentive caregivers.  [UNICEF, 5 February 2024.] READ MORE

A new study in the journal Nature Mental Health explores how a mother’s positive state of mind during pregnancy affects the structure and function of the developing fetal brain by measuring these [...]

The research challenges preconceived notions about language development, particularly in low-income families, by analyzing daylong audio recordings of 1,001 children from diverse backgrounds. [...]

Interventions promoting supportive adult connections during childhood could pay dividends in young adult population health, reducing the sociocultural risk of mental disorders, such as depression [...]

The evidence is definitely not set in stone. There have been some recent reviews of screen time effects on children, demonstrating very mixed findings. [Hassan Thwaini – Medscape, 15 [...]