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A mother's warm, timely and appropriate responses to her child's needs support the child's development and help protect against emotional and behavioral difficulties later in life. New research shows ...

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Family finances and opportunities in a child’s neighborhood account for about 16% of the variability in kids’ brain function — far more than IQ, health history or how their parents raise them, ...

For parents, carers and teachers, it’s often tempting to base our thinking on a child’s development around what we understand as “normal”. Much of the time we do this without thinking, describing a ...