Children who begin reading for pleasure early in life tend to perform better at cognitive tests and have better mental health when they enter adolescence, a study of more than 10,000 young adolescents ...

Overall, this study "suggests that increasing social media use comes at a developmental cost, strengthening the argument that ...

Approximately 20% of American adolescents experience a mental health disorder each year, a number that has been on the rise.

Too much alone time during teenage years may do more than affect friendships. While some solitude is normal, persistent ...

Data from a large, ongoing study of adolescents shows a link between increasing social media use and lower cognition and ...

Adolescence is a period of social reorientation: a shift from a world centered on parents and family to one shaped by peers, ...

Heavy alcohol consumption may cause permanent dysregulation of neurons, or brain cells, in adolescents, according to a new study in mice. The findings suggest that exposure to binge-levels of alcohol ...

According to some estimates, more than 100 million children around the world experience separations from their caregiver ...

The team found that family conflict, particularly fighting and frequent criticism between family members, and reputational damage among peers were the strongest predictors of current mental health ...

Disney’s two Inside Out films make emotions the personified stars of child development. The Inside Out series focuses on the emotional life of Riley, who we first meet as a happy hockey-loving child.