Preschool children who eat more ultra-processed foods show higher levels of anxiety, aggression, and behavioral difficulties.

A short newsletter item summarized a new Canadian study into a simple takeaway: toddlers who eat more ultra-processed foods tend to develop more behavioral problems. The statement is technically ...

Parents often pressure Lawrence Diller, a behavioral/developmental pediatrician, to diagnose their children with autism. He thinks he knows why.

A recent research revealed that ultra-processed foods can impact a young child’s emotional and behavioral ...

Child development theories help explain how children grow socially, emotionally, and cognitively over time. Understanding child development is valuable for appreciating the physical, emotional, and ...

Many children today eat more ultra-processed food than in the past. Researchers have examined what this development could mean for children’s well-being.

A new study has provided evidence that exposure to fluoridated water by young children was not negatively associated with child emotional, behavioral development and executive functioning in their ...

While the role of mothers’ stress, anxiety and depression on children’s behavioral and cognitive development is well established, less is known about the connection between fathers’ mental health and ...

A 10-month-old who can run is not something most parents expect to see at a playground. According to the CDC’s developmental ...

A new report on child brain research has associated prenatal marijuana exposure with subsequent attention, behavioral and social problems in adolescent children; the risk rises significantly five or ...