generally have the most positive influence on a child's development; meeting a child's physical and dietary needs are also essential as research finds that childhood neglect can disrupt ...

The study aim was to characterise the effect of physical activity on morphological hip development during adolescence. Methods Cross-sectional study of individuals aged 9–18 years recruited from ...

vu.nl. Purpose The goal of this meta-analysis was to aggregate available empirical studies on the effects of physical exercise on executive functions in preadolescent children (6–12 years of age), ...

A new study highlights how childhood physical neglect disrupts social development more than physical, emotional, or sexual abuse.

While physical neglect is understudied compared to physical, sexual or emotional abuse, neglect is just as damaging to ...

Developmental disorders are increasing among children, affecting their learning and overall functioning. Early intervention ...

Situations of forced displacement and statelessness can have a lifelong, devastating impact on the lives and development of children – from infancy and childhood through to adolescence and adulthood.

In a study of school-aged children who had experienced Hurricane Hugo in 1989, Shannon and colleagues found that among the 5687 children and adolescents ... role in the development of PTSD.

Among the 3,460 adolescents who initiated substances before age 15, most (90.2%) reported trying alcohol, with considerable overlap with nicotine and/or cannabis use; 61.5% and 52.4% of kids ...