Child Development Classics

The Power of Words

There was recently a fascinating story on NPR about closing the achievement gap between high and low-income children by focusing on …

I'm sure many of you parents out there have had several weeks (if not months) of your children making lists of what gifts they want for the …

Awhile back I wrote a post about the classic "mirror test" in psychological research. This test is meant to help researchers understand when …

{Think listening to Mozart will make your baby or toddler a genius? Think again. The true story behind "the Mozart Effect."} National Public …

Sometimes a research study comes along that just makes you wonder, "How did that researcher think to study that?" I recently came across a …

Although my little guy (8 months) isn't talking yet (at least not real words), I know we've all been around toddlers who seem to have a …

The word "attachment" is used a lot in parenting magazines and often comes up in discussions among parents. Of course, all of us have some …

At some point or another many parents have placed their infant in front of a mirror and wondered if their child could understand that it was …

A new study just released in the journal Child Development addresses an interesting issue--do moms' thoughts and expectations (i.e., …