The first five years of life are a period of rapid brain and biological development that set the stage for lifelong health and learning. These early years are thus a key window for proactively ...

Music and singing are some of the most common forms of social interaction and play during early childhood. Caregivers all over the world sing to their infants to engage or soothe them. Seemingly ...

Social determinants of health, such as access to secure housing, family employment and economic stability, education, and child care, must be the focus of federal policies to support infant and ...

In the world of early childhood education, few pedagogical tools are as universally effective as music and movement activities for babies. Long before formal instruction begins, rhythm and sound form ...

Lockdown and social distancing measures are associated with increased developmental concerns among toddlers, new research ...

A new study has found a direct and sex-specific association between the composition of infant microbiome and early childhood behavioral health. A new Dartmouth-led study published in Pediatric ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and experts are turning attention to an often-overlooked area: infant mental health. “Mental Health Awareness Month is a great reminder that ...