Gail Simmons welcomes her second child

One of the negative consequences of catastrophic weather incidents around the world that most people might overlook is an increase in underage marriages.

A new study has analyzed maternal and infant sleep patterns, identifying predictors and provided recommendations for instilling healthy habits.

Some studies have shown father-child relationships may be more impacted by conflict than mother-child relationships, and can lead to negative development for kids

A new study published in the journal Child Development by researchers from Boston College in Massachusetts and the University of Queensland in Australia analyses whether four- to nine-year-old children consider their own prior behaviours while making moral judgements about others.

A new study published in the journal Child Development by researchers at Boston College in Massachusetts, USA, and the University of Queensland in Australia investigates whether four- to nine-year-old children evaluate their own previous actions when developing moral judgements about others.

A new study from the University of East Anglia explains why some youngsters learn words more slowly than others.

In the study, published online recently in the journal Child Development, participants were asked about their co-parenting relationship with their partner -- in other words, how they related to each other as parents.

For many children, the winter season comes with regular exposure to circulating viruses at school or daycare. A warm forehead is often one of the first clear signs a child has caught a bug

A new study by researchers at the University of California, Davis, allays those concerns, finding that 6- to 9-month-old babies can form memories of masked faces and recognize those faces when unmasked.

Childhood body mass index is unlikely to have a big impact on children's mood or behavioural disorders, according to a new study.