From the very beginning, every diaper change, meal or snuggle will teach your new infant how to interact with the world. According to the National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families, "A child's social-emotional development is as important...
Biosocial developmental theory explores how genetic, chemical and nervous system functions are influenced by the social environment and how social pressures affect the expression of biological processes. Physical, cognitive, personality and social...
Your child uses all the contents of his environment to understand how the world works. These contents are generally objects that can be categorized by their sensory nature. An environment that caters to all of your child's senses will ignite his...
The sweat glands in the underarms remain undeveloped until puberty, so body odor does not generally occur in children. There may be a variety of causes of underarm odor in children. If frequent bathing does not resolve a child's underarm odor,...
There are many consequences and long-term risk factors that develop from childhood mistreatment. Abuse or neglect of a child may not always be easy to see, and the effects during later life can be difficult to trace to their origins. Because...
Your 3-year-old is learning to assert her independence, which often comes at the cost of others' feelings. As your child learns her likes, dislikes and basic values, she might offend or hurt other children and even adults. Unfortunately, her...
Infant development between 9 and 12 months can be observed in milestones of such areas as language, motor skills, social emotion and behavior, intellect and cognition. Parents and caregivers play a significant role in the developmental success of...
Adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects a person's ability to maintain healthy relationships with coworkers, friends and loved ones and succeed at work. The main symptoms--inattention, hyperactivity and...
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common disorder that may impact a child's or adult's behavior, schoolwork, emotions and overall cognitive development. Although the exact cause has not yet been discovered, genetics may play a...
Children may suffer from headaches, and according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke in its 2009 pamphlet on headaches, children may appear irritable or pale before the onset of a headache. They may become nauseous. The...
According to the National Center for Children in Poverty at Columbia University, child poverty can have long-reaching effects on physical, mental and emotional development. This means that, even as adults, human beings who grew up in poverty may...
Teens that are rude when you have company typically have a hidden agenda. Notoriously poor problem solvers, adolescents acting-out in the presence of company to get back at you for a real or perceived slight, gain power, express anxiety or take...
Approximately 20 percent of teens will experience depression before they reach adulthood. Adolescent girls are twice as likely as boys to experience depression. While the core symptoms of depression, including feelings of persistent sadness, loss...
Anger serves an adaptive function in our lives by mobilizing us to take action on a perceived threat. Depression makes us feel powerless, which can be perceived as a threat. These basic facts about our emotional lives set the stage for what can be...
Child development begins even before birth. A healthy pregnancy and a positive early childhood environment are crucial to normal infant physical and mental growth. According to the World Health Organization, some of the most detrimental factors to...
According to the Kidshealth article "Overweight and Obesity," nearly one-third of children in the U.S. are overweight or obese, and rates have been increasing for decades. Overweight children are likely to experience emotional trauma and develop...
