Four years after a national emergency was declared, the kids' mental health crisis remains urgent. Dr. Erica Lee, a ...

Immigration enforcement across Chicago hasn’t just changed neighborhoods. A new medical study says it’s changed childhoods.

Online stings by law enforcement effectively detect potential sexual offenders. However, they may also pose a potential risk ...

We come into the world screaming and vulnerable—entirely dependent on adult caregivers to keep us safe and teach us how to connect with others. The nature of these earliest relationships influences ...

The experience of a parental suicide can foster feelings of shame and guilt within a child, worsening their mental health and tripling the likelihood of death by suicide.

Experts tell Newsweek why parents should let kids make mistakes, learn from experience, and even face a few natural ...

Imagine for a moment an education without the word "no," or any restrictions whatsoever. The child is king in the truest ...

Young children have a lot of trust in scientists, and watching superhero TV shows with villainous researchers has little ...

Chimpanzees may have more in common with human thinkers than previously thought. A new study published in Science by an international team of researchers provides evidence that chimpanzees can ...

Waco doctoral candidate and fourth-year graduate student Carol Raymond said she started working toward a doctorate in school psychology to make the “greatest positive change possible.” ...

The decline in childhood independence in America has been gradual, until we are now in stark contrast to other developed ...

A new musical about the literary child prodigy Barbara Follett, who disappeared under suspicious circumstances at age 25, ...