Gender as a social construct; gender roles, gender bias, and educational practice Individual differences among learners, understanding differences based on diversity of language, caste, gender, ...

The building blocks for a successful and productive life are needed early on, when children’s brains and bodies begin to grow. Delays are hard to reverse. A solid body of evidence shows that young ...

developmental assessments, therapy, ongoing care, and case management. Children we assess may have a developmental need or concern. They may also have characteristics of: Autism spectrum disorder, ...

That’s a question parents, pediatricians, educators, and caregivers ask over and over again as children grow and change. To help answer this important question, child development experts have created ...

A baby’s first steps, first smile, first roll: what do these mean and why are they important? zgrredek/Flickr, CC BY-SA Children come in all shapes and sizes, but not with a manual. Childhood ...

Children and their curiosity can help us to learn about development across the lifespan. Children are some of the most fascinating beings to inhabit our world, and often, people wonder why we must ...

Human development is influenced by, but not entirely determined by, our parents and our genes. Children may have very different personalities, and different strengths and weaknesses, than the ...