Parents, take a deep breath: how your kids turn out isn't fully on you. Of course, parenting plays an important role in shaping who children become, but psychologist Yuko Munakata offers an alternative, research-backed reality that...

Howcast - Learn about pediatrician and child development expert Asma J. Sadiq, M.D., one of Howcast's autism experts, in this video.

Discover how introducing diverse, healthy foods in preschool settings can give children a head start in life. Learn about the benefits of farm-to-school programs and how they influence young children's food preferences and overall health.

In USA in the 1970s, 200,000 tonnes of lead was added to petrol every year. Now leaded petrol for cars is banned. Discover the dangers of tetraethyl lead in petrol. Chemistry - Chemical Industries - Learning Points. Midgley Junior added...

This video explores the innate sucking reflex of babies, highlighting its role in early feeding and comfort. Experts discuss the soothing effects of this reflex, facilitated by hormones like serotonin and dopamine. The video also...

Explore the enduring magic of fairy tales and their profound impact on childhood development. This video delves into how stories like Peter Pan and Cinderella play a crucial role in helping children navigate their emotions and the...

This is a quick fun activity we did to reinforce Max's understanding of the value of each number. We used play dough and toothpicks.

This fun activity is based on a fact that children instinctively count things using their fingers.

Dr. Comer is the Maurice Falk Professor of Child Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine's Child Study Center, and has been a Yale medical faculty member since 1968. During these years, he has concentrated his...

This film uses the tragic example of 'Genie', who was kept in solitary confinement from infancy until she was 13, to illustrate the use of case studies in psychology: why they are used, how they are used, what they can offer researchers,...

The video features Dr. Assaf Glazer talking about his experience bridging the gap between academia and industry by using his expertise in computer vision and machine learning to create a baby monitor called Nanit. He discusses his...

Nancy Carlsson-Paige is Professor Emerita at Lesley University where she taught teachers for more than 30 years and was a founder of the University's Center for Peaceable Schools. Nancy has written and spoken extensively about the impact...

In the 1930s a young psychiatrist noticed how many of the disturbed children he saw had been separated from their parents in early life. This was John Bowlby whose work had a massive influence on how psychologists thought about child...

Developmental psychology studies how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors emerge and change from infancy through to adulthood. In this brief introduction we will focus on Piaget's stages,and some of the methods researchers use to study...

The video discusses Edith Ackermann's theory of whole child development, which emphasizes the importance of nurturing all aspects of a child's potential beyond just academic intelligence. The theory identifies four natural urges that...