A new study using fMRI scans has revealed that brain regions responsible for language and for understanding others’ feelings are separate in children, mirroring adult brain organization. The findings ...

Since the beginning of our pandemic, we have become more socially isolated. At first, there was an immense relief for children with social anxiety because they were not allowed to get together in ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Research on Adolescence found that teens who use apps regularly can struggle with ...

Social and emotional learning (SEL) is an educational process that aims to help children develop social and emotional life skills. These include managing difficult emotions, dealing with stress, ...

Social media, generative artificial intelligence, and other advances in digital technology are already dramatically influencing how kids develop social-emotional skills. A majority of educators ...

The school curriculum has changed a lot from when many parents and grandparents were at school. Alongside new approaches to learning maths and increasing attention on technology, there is a compulsory ...

June 5, 2012 (Toronto, Canada) — Among toddlers and preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), those who made the greatest gains in social skills also made the greatest gains in language ...

The errors parents make as they raise their children have consequences later in life. There are many lessons we've learned in life that's come directly from our parents. Things like how to manage ...

A family psychologist says playdates - not reading or counting - are the best tool to develop social skills and prepare young ...