Childhood Development

Is it a simple program that brings about rapid and dramatic improvements in learning abilities or a vast empire of pseudoscience that involves lying...

Gifted children are those with high intelligence or talent. Giftedness is hard to define and measure. It may lead to difficulties as cognitive...

The German philosopher Goethe said that "The person who knows only one language does not truly know that language". In today's era of globalisation...

The term "g" is used by researchers to describe "General intelligence". It represents a measure of overall cognitive ability across a diverse...

Although other animals can communicate, sometimes even at quite a sophisticated level, humans are the only species that actually speak. Every normal...

We have all heard that a mother's milk is best because it is a wonderful, nutritional food that gives babies what they need during those important...

Can you touch your nose with your right index finger? Unless you've been drinking lots of alcohol or have damage to the cerebellum in your brain you...

Babies' brains are big business. Advances in basic neuroscience have led to increased understanding of how our brains grow and develop. Yet...

Just sixteen days after an embryo is conceived, a structure called the neural plate begins to form. A few days later this develops into the neural...

Even though your intentions may always be the best, you might be surprised to learn that there are number of mistakes parents make when training...

Despite claims made by Simon and Garfunkel, no man is an island. All human beings need to be liked and accepted by others. We're sociable...

We all want to do the best we can for our kids, which includes making sure that they have the right skills and tools to reach their intelligence...