Parenting can feel like time stands still in the moment, but looking back, the time between infancy and high school ...

in some cases, persisted across the first 8 years of life of the child, and included growth, cognitive development and psychosocial domains.

Background The period through pregnancy and the early years is crucial for optimising child growth, development and lifelong well-being. Son-preference (family desire for male over female children) ...

You can do a few things to help your child grow and develop normally. For their overall health and wellness, kids need: Kids differ in growth and development during childhood. And as with adults, some ...

Human development is influenced by, but not entirely determined by, our parents and our genes. Children may have very different personalities, and different strengths and weaknesses, than the ...

For both sexes, these hormone-driven changes are accompanied by growth spurts that transform children into physically mature teens as their bodies develop. Breast development, usually the first ...

Background: Postnatal depression is a recognised cause of delayed cognitive development in infants in developed countries. Being underweight is common in South Asia. Aims: To determine whether ...

Animal-source foods like meat, dairy, and eggs are vital for children's growth and immune health, providing key nutrients ...

However, most children’s lower extremities follow a predictable pattern. Here is a chart of the average child’s angular growth: Illustration by Robert Amaral* “In almost all cases, this is a benign ...

while the nutritional environment after the age of 2 years primarily influences body composition more than parameters of growth and development. Essentially, a child at age 2 years meets a juncture at ...