Play can be a window into your child’s world! An expert explains how interpreting play can help you decode what your preschooler may be thinking and feeling. Preschool is a big milestone for both ...

Children often express emotional distress through behaviour, not words. Instead of reacting to surface actions like defiance ...

Parents often ask children to say sorry to resolve conflicts quickly. However, children may not truly understand the meaning ...

Do children know when someone is lying? One researcher, writing recently in the journal Science, says children are capable of understanding the concepts of self-interest and unconscious bias — and can ...

Adults think we know what is best for children. We have responsibility for them—feeding them, clothing them, educating them, ...

When adults caring for young children have basic knowledge about temperament and how it affects behavior, they have an edge! While personality is understood as something that develops over time, ...

It's not uncommon to catch preschoolers dilly-dallying when they're supposed to be tidying or school-aged children putting off homework for more desirable tasks. But are these forms of procrastination ...

Adult listening abilities are critical to the ability to understand children's early linguistic efforts, according to new research. When babies first begin to talk, their vocabulary is very limited.

This is also when reputation starts to matter. A child may exaggerate accomplishments to impress friends or hide mistakes to ...