New Australian research show importance of Dads in early child development. June 17, 2011— -- Dads play roughhousing with their young children is crucially important in the early development of ...

Ten years ago, Profs. Ariel Kalil and Susan Mayer co-founded the Behavioral Insights and Parenting (BIP) Lab at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy to better understand the ...

From their first smile and initial mumbles of baby talk to their first wobbly steps, a child’s “firsts” are such an exciting time for parents. However, important developmental milestones include more ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to better understand the relationship between parents and their young adult children ages 18 to 34. Most of the analysis in this report is based on two surveys ...

Babies start off wildly dependent and grow very quickly in the first three years of life. Because they change so rapidly, this period comes with its own stages of parent/caregiver development too: The ...

NORWALK — As Karina Mendez clutches her 15-month-old son on her lap, she described him as a "miracle baby." Mendez was told she could never have a baby and was delighted when she found herself ...