Home visitor programs are run by local governments and nonprofit organizations and are funded largely through a federal program.

UNICEF's Innocenti Report Card 19 evaluates child well-being across OECD and EU countries, ranking countries not by ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Mental Wellness for Adolescents and Adults. Executive functioning skills are your child’s mental control center, ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the rates of anxiety, depression, anger, and overall stress have risen among children and teens. Given these daunting challenges, as ...

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Whether you have a highly extraverted child who constantly talks over others or an introverted child who has trouble joining in group activities, most children benefit from honing their social skills.

Mastering key life skills before 13 helps set your child up for success in their teenage years. Raising a well-rounded, independent child takes more than just good grades and after-school activities.

I taught my 12-year-old daughter to change a car battery at 8 p.m. in a grocery store parking lot. It’s one of the many skills that I want her to know in case she ever finds herself stranded in a ...

From the window of a moving car, the Magnolia Place Family Center in the Pico-Union neighborhood is indistinguishable from much of the rest of urban Los Angeles, wrought in the same pastel hues as any ...

One of the challenges for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is limitations with their working memory, or their ability to hold on to information long enough to use it.