20 December 2021
The size of a child’s hippocampus can be limited by stress, and US state welfare schemes that give families $500 a month or more are linked to a reduction in this association
6 October 2021
The scientific evidence is clear that poverty has wide-reaching harmful effects on children, but we’re only just beginning to understand the mechanisms of how this happens
10 April 2021
A pioneering trial is giving mothers in poverty either a large or small cash gift each month for several years to find out whether a basic income changes a baby's brain and development
3 March 2021
The covid-19 pandemic and associated restrictions have impacted children's mental health – which has already been declining for years in the UK and US
17 July 2019
Flawed stereotypes abound about bossy firstborns, middle-child syndrome and only children, but the true influence of sibling sequence is much stranger
8 January 2018
A report into the social media habits of under 12s seems worrying, but children are unlikely to switch off, so they should learn how to safely navigate the online world
13 December 2017
The wind is alive, heat flows and the sun moves across the sky – childish intuitions shape our world, and can skew views on things like climate change
29 November 2017
Finally, studies on different kinds of families – including those with gay and single parents – are showing us what really matters
