In the world of early childhood development, spotting issues early is key. But traditional methods can be time-consuming and require lots of resources. So, researchers looked for a faster, easier way to monitor how young minds are growing. They turned to a simple, 3-minute brain scan called resting-state EEG. This scan was done on 70 kids aged 33 to 40 months, us...

First, let's talk about the messy world of studying how tough events affect kids. It is important to understand that the way researchers collect and use data on these events can vary a lot. This makes it hard to get a clear picture of how these events impact children's development. A recent study took a deep dive into this issue. It looked at how differen...

Imagine a child's life forever changed by a violent act. A recent study looked at 14 kids who suffered intentional head trauma. These kids were hurt by someone they knew and trusted. The study followed these children for over a decade. The study wanted to understand how these injuries affected the children's physical and mental development. It also wanted to see...

You might be wondering why some babies who are small for their gestational age (SGA) have different brain development by the time they're five years old. Researchers looked into this by studying a bunch of SGA kids from a U. S. study done between 2001 and 2007. They found that SGA kids who were born as part of multiple births, especially those without any fertility t...