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About 32% of weapon involvement, 23% of contact with police at age 17 were attributable to persistent poverty and family adversity, according to new study

Monitoring trajectories of emotion regulation over development could help flag at-risk children, authors say

Preschool children who struggle to regulate their emotions are more likely to show symptoms of ADHD and mental health challenges by age seven.

University of Edinburgh has found in a recent study that pre-school children who struggle to control emotions and behaviour have more symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at age seven. The research discovered that children internalised their sadness and worries around the age of seven as a result. This is the first study of […]

Private school pupils in England continue to achieve better GCSE results than their state school counterparts in art, drama and music, despite a narrowing of the gap in other subjects, according to new research. The study, conducted by researchers at University College London, used longitudinal data from the UK Millennium Cohort Study to track information

Better psychological wellbeing at age 11 is associated with higher likelihood of a child no longer being classed as having overweight or obesity (i.e. transitioning into a healthy weight) by age 17. This is the first study of its kind to draw these conclusions.

Bed-sharing has no impact on children’s psychological development.

A recent study published in the recent issue of BMJ Paediatrics Open journal revealed that children admitted to Neonatal Units (NNUs) after birth are at a higher risk of developing emotiona

Living with persistent poverty and/or parental mental illness throughout childhood may double the risk of carrying and/or using a weapon and getting on the wrong side of the law by the age of 17, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.

Children with ADHD begin to experience higher obesity rates and BMI scores beginning at age 5 due to impulsivity and prenatal factors, two new studies found.

The study found that state school pupils had the edge, after accounting for socioeconomic status, when just the core subjects were considered

For parents wondering whether sharing a bed with their infant might affect their child’s emotional and behavioral development, a recent study provides some reassuring news.