What is cognitive development? Expert Dr Samantha Durrant answers parents' questions around this tricky subject, and how it ...

Creative activities boost a child's development. Music sharpens language skills. Art rewires the brain for better thinking.

Higher vitamin D levels in early pregnancy may boost children’s cognitive development. A recent study from the Environmental ...

This theory of cognitive development, she says, is called the differentiation and dedifferentiation hypotheses. During this time, processes and networks in the brain specify, strengthen, and solidify.

Research shows that early childhood maltreatment is associated with significant delays in social and cognitive development.

However, most kids can adapt to routines quickly. “Infants usually require around 12 to 16 hours of sleep a day, where a ...

Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget (1896-1980) is best known for his theories of cognitive development in children. Two of the cognitive processes he explored extensively were assimilation and ...

To measure children’s development we looked at results from cognitive tests the children in the study took at age ten or 11. These tests assessed their verbal skills.