Childhood

A new study claims that early childhood experiences can change a person's brain structure long-term and in irreversible ways - even if the brain heals.

A baby's first words are precious, but most parents stress out if their little ones don't say them soon enough.

Police found 40 small bags of powdered fentanyl in the gymnasium and several classrooms.

The two women are also accused of subjecting the boy to neglect and physical abuse at a Kiddie Academy, according to officers.

When we stop and watch basketball players, Simon will vocalize his excitement. He's limited to one to three word phrases, but he'll always say something like "yay!" or "try again!" He'll just shake with excitement.

The payoff of a vast intergenerational Caring Corps will be enormous, for the youngest generation, for older people themselves, and for our sense of interdependence and connectedness across the ages.

That works out to just over $246 per movie to watch the likes of "The Lion King" and "Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone."

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II was familiar with the legend of "Candyman" before joining the film, but wanted to ensure there was a "reason" for the new take.

British royals grow up in palaces and castles among perfectly manicured gardens and acres of land at their estates across the U.K.

My experience of parenting in or near big cities has taught me that childhood independence isn't just endangered; it's nearly extinct.

If we're lucky, we have a father, mother or mentor to guide us through our pivot points.

Exposures to toxic chemicals "represent a formidable risk to Americans' physical, mental, and economic health," said Abigail Gaylord of NYU Langone.

A childhood learning about baboons in Botswana may not have been typical, but it had its benefits.

Author Anna Fifield's new book provides fresh details on the dictator-to-be's adolescent years growing up in the picturesque Swiss capital of Bern.

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A juror had appealed for Ohio Governor John Kasich to overturn the death sentence.

Although people claimed to remember events from infancy and toddlerhood, scientists widely believe earliest memories stem from roughly 3 to 3 and a half years of age.

Celebrating 33 years of the cheekiest royal.

The property even contains a life-size cardboard cut-out of the president, should you want a companion for watching Fox News late into the night.

How much is understood about childhood adversity?

The study found kids who were overweight were more likely to be ostracized by their slimmer classmates.

In his many candid interviews, George Michael revealed his struggles, passions and inspirations.

George Michael was both a musical icon and a figure of hope and heroism for his communities.

Rezai Karim was attacked in Roanoke, Virginia. He had work authorization under DACA, a program Donald Trump could end.

Calls for a coordinated curriculum between early education and public school are not pleas to have parents abdicate responsibility.

There's no ill intent behind stores using "Plus," "Slim" and "Husky" labels for kids, but they fail to see a danger in using those terms.

Learning can't start soon enough, as early childhood education programs benefit the student and society at large.

Until he was twenty-one years old, Abraham Lincoln's father rented out his son to neighbors in rural Indiana for ten to thirty-one cents a day.

British children are 13 times more likely to die from prematurity than Swedish children.

Disguised daughters attend better schools and play sports; dressed as girls, poor young boys become sexual slaves.