Their gross motor skills, which involve whole-body movement, are fully developed by this age, although they will continue to be refined over the next few years. The same applies to fine motor skills, ...

Preschool children with more backyard space and those who live closer to parks and water do more active play than children ...

Physical fitness, physical activity and screen time are associated with brain mechanisms underlying mental health and ...

The UK government's strategy for early years education in England aims to get children in reception "school-ready." But what ...

The preschool years present a critical developmental period sensitive to changes in public health and social policy, for which robust investments in programs that support families can improve ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Sign up for CNN’s Stress, But Less newsletter. Our six-part mindfulness guide will inform and inspire you to reduce stress while learning how to harness it. Mothers bear much of the ...

Children who are mistreated at a young age are more likely to experience a wide range of developmental delays and health ...

Human development is influenced by, but not entirely determined by, our parents and our genes. Children may have very different personalities, and different strengths and weaknesses, than the ...