Child Development Classics

How Breaking the Attachment Parenting “Rules” Taught Me One of the Best Lessons

Sneak peek: What is attachment parenting and how does it differ from attachment theory? A new outlook on parenting emerged as I learned the …

Baby language development is fascinating, isn't it? Our little nonverbal infants go from cooing to babbling and talking in full sentences in …

{As someone who has survived colic with a newborn, I know how challenging it can be. A few ideas from science and personal experience on how …

We all know that young children love repetition. If you have been around a child under the age of 3 lately, you know this well. They repeat …

Okay, we all know that sleep training is one of the most often-debating topics among child development and parenting circles. Some parents …

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 …

A new study was just released yesterday in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine sheds more light on the …

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