Babies who are exclusively breastfed for at least three months carry markers in their blood that differ from babies who are not breastfed. The finding comes from the largest study of its kind, conducted across an international ...
Apr 16, 2026
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Families with kids juggling full-time work may have been alarmed by media reporting this week, suggesting "too much" time in early childhood education and care could harm their child's development.
Apr 10, 2026
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Executive function skills are a set of inter-related processes that support attention, self-control, and goal-directed behavior. Executive function has been linked to positive outcomes across multiple domains of development. ...
Mar 24, 2026
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Cardiff Babylab at the Cardiff University Center for Human Developmental Science (CUCHDS) used baby-worn headcams and AI face detection to investigate the everyday viewing of faces during playtime across the first years of ...
Jan 27, 2026
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January can feel exhausting. With the magic of Christmas and New Year fading fast, returning to routine brings with it an undeniable emotional slump. But is it really the saddest month?
Jan 19, 2026
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More than one in three kindergarten children in B.C. are entering school with challenges in one or more core areas of development—a rate higher than ever recorded in the province, according to new research from the Human ...
Nov 26, 2025
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The physical and mental health benefits of outdoor play are well established, but one in 10 parents of preschoolers and toddlers say their child plays outside just once a week or less.
Oct 20, 2025
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An EHU study has concluded that the levels of PFAS chemicals found do not pose a serious health risk, but it warns of the need to bolster monitoring. The study is published in the journal Environmental Research.
Sep 15, 2025
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A new research-backed tool aims to revolutionize how playgrounds and outdoor learning environments are assessed, by recognizing that some risk can be good for a child's development.
Sep 15, 2025
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Dads with poor mental health may be impacting the development of their kids, with Australian research linking mental distress in fathers to poorer social-emotional, cognitive, language, and physical development in their kids. ...
Jun 16, 2025
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