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Infants prefer toys typed to their gender, says study

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Children as young as 9 months-old prefer to play with toys specific to their own gender, according to a new study from academics at...

Simple Numbers Game Seems to Make Kids Better at Math

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Although math skills are considered notoriously hard to improve, Johns Hopkins University researchers boosted kindergarteners' arithmetic performance simply by exercising their intuitive number sense...

Why children confuse simple words

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"Children seem to interpret disjunction like conjunction," observes MIT Linguistics Professor Danny Fox. However, Fox adds, although "it has been claimed children are very...

Mom’s voice activates many different regions in children’s brains, study shows

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Children's brains are far more engaged by their mother's voice than by voices of women they do not know, a new study from the...

Omega-3 lowers childhood aggression in short term

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Incorporating omega-3, vitamins and mineral supplements into the diets of children with extreme aggression can reduce this problem behavior in the short term, especially...

How urban living affects children’s mental health

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Lower social cohesion among neighbors and higher crime rates contribute to higher rates of psychotic symptoms among urban children, a new study from researchers...

Children’s self-esteem already established by age five

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By age 5 children have a sense of self-esteem comparable in strength to that of adults, according to a new study by University of...