There is an open secret in the study of child development: Most of what we think we know about how babies develop is actually based on a specific subset of kids—those born to families from Western, ...

An empirical longitudinal study tracked the emergence of empathic concern in children. Children exhibit empathic concern at about 18 months. In an LMU study, the facial expressions, gestures, or ...

Developmental psychologists like Catarina Vales want to know how kids understand the world. Like all researchers, she relies on tools designed to assess how children learn. Though those tests and ...

Mr. Amos Wilson dives into the different psychological perspectives across races. In this insightful conversation, Listervelt Middleton interviews Mr. Amos Wilson, a respected author and psychologist.

Sociocultural dynamics in developmental psychology explore how social interaction, cultural tools and historical contexts shape cognitive, emotional and identity development across the life span.

Humanity evolved a particular developmental system to meet the extensive basic needs of the baby and child. Intensive, communal child-raising evolved alongside our large social brain, the evolved nest ...

Developmental delays can affect a child’s physical, cognitive, communication, social, emotional, or behavioral skills. Often, delays affect more than one area of development. When a child has delays ...