Children primarily move through learning, also called child development, in five areas: cognitive, social and emotional, speech and language, fine motor skill and gross motor skill, according to the website How Kids Develop. When they do not learn...
Speech refusal in toddlers covers a lot of complex issues and might have its roots in a several conditions, from learning disabilities to hearing problems. What might seem like a refusal to talk can in fact be a lack of understanding or a problem...
According to the American Psychiatric Association, schizophrenia is a rare illness affecting between 0.5 and 1.5 percent of adults. There are several schizophrenic subtypes, meaning that the criteria for schizophrenia has been met, but the...
Thyroxine is one of the main hormones released by the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is located in the neck and is regulated by factors released from the brain. Thyroid hormones such as thyroxine are necessary for proper development and...
Anxiety is a normal response to stress, fear or even danger during certain developmental stages. When anxiety spirals out of proportion to the life situation causing it, however, to the extent that it impairs functional ability, it is abnormal and...
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) define Pick's disease as a rare form of dementia, where patients have abnormal protein formations in their brain, called Pick bodies and Pick cells. The Pick bodies and Pick cells contain increased levels of...
Young people endure periods of anxiety and stress just as adults do. They can also benefit from time spent learning techniques to draw on internal resources for calm and equanimity. Coping with stress successfully is part of the healthy...
Darkness, animals, separation anxiety and fear of shots at the doctor's office are common fears that children have. Fear is normal in children, and according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), close to 45 percent of children aged 6 to 12...
Fetal brain development is a complex process, and the nutrients you take in during pregnancy directly affect your baby's brain. While overall malnutrition can limit fetal development in general, there are some nutrients that are particularly...
