A new study published in the journal Development and Psychopathology provides evidence that different types of adversity in childhood may shape a young person’s mental and behavioral development in ...

I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s bag in search of fruit snacks. The contents spill onto the table, bench and floor. It’s a ...

“Professor Putnam is a developmental psychologist whose work focuses on a fascinating question of how biological and ...

As children grow into adulthood and then continue ageing, what happens to their imagination? Do all of us gradually lose our innate capacity to conjure up novelty to the drudgery of life, or does ...

Life lessons start on day one—literally. A crying infant is learning how to communicate. However, actions often speak louder than words (though both are important). "Interactions between caregivers ...