Infant object individuation refers to the emerging capacity of young children to distinguish one physical object from another, a foundational element in early cognitive development. From their first ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . How infants spontaneously play in their daily environments may help them develop everyday learning faculties and ...

In a recent study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, researchers evaluated how fundamental environmental supports, encapsulated as a thrive factor (T-factor), during the first year of life ...

A new research lab, sponsored by Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf, will soon open to help scientists learn more about cognition, language, and perception ...

New research provides standardized scores for language development in 2 year olds. A new paper published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health co-authored by a University of Warwick researcher ...

Researchers identify specific psychosocial factors that strongly correlate with altered brain development within the first ...

Positive psychology is a movement that puts the focus on happiness and thriving rather than problems and mental illness. According to Psychology Today, "Positive psychology is a branch of psychology ...

The preoperational stage occurs between ages 2 and 7, where children engage in pretend play and symbolic thinking. During ...

Cognitive scientists have now found that conversation between an adult and a child appears to change the child's brain, and that this back-and-forth conversation is actually more critical to language ...

Rufus Tony Spann, Ph.D., L.C.P.C., L.P.C. Mental Health / Holistic Health Dr. Rufus Tony Spann is a nationally certified school psychologist, licensed professional counselor, yoga teacher and reiki ...