A recent study among 3- to 7-year-old children showed that children's motor skills benefitted if a child was older and participated in organized sports. Additionally, the study provided information ...

A group of international researchers examined parental methods to help toddlers sleep across 14 cultures and found that these methods are related to the development of a child's temperament. The ...

Did you ever wonder why parenting strategies that were so effective with one of your children do not seem to work for the other? Or why approaches that you remember being used by your parents do not ...

A recent study among 3- to 7-year-old children showed that children's motor skills benefitted if a child was older and participated in organized sports. Additionally, the study provided information ...

As parents, we have a tendency to view our child’s moods and behavior as a reflection of our parenting. When you see someone’s easy, outgoing child who is able to adapt to a sudden change in plans and ...

My research since grad school has focused on children’s temperament, and it’s one of my favorite things to talk with parents about. Temperament refers to children’s individual differences in their ...

The roots of emotional overeating may be found in individual temperament and self-regulation of one’s emotions, but caregivers’ responses to children’s negative emotions significantly influences ...

A new study indicates that early experiences of environmental harshness, in combination with a child's temperament, can influence later problem-solving abilities. Following early exposure to harsh ...

A child's temperament appears to be affected by the early stages of their life. Researchers have found children who were born very preterm (under 32 weeks gestation) or very low birthweight (under ...

Temperament is made up of innate characteristics that affect the way we respond to the world. These traits are particular to each individual, and parents of multiple children say that no two children ...