The role of early life experiences on health is of major concern to research. Recent studies have shown that chronic stress may “get under the skin” to alter human developmental processes and impact later health. Our findings suggest that...
It took a video showing Ray Rice punching his fiancée to make the National Football League take action on domestic violence. The league’s season-long campaign of attrition culminates today with a chilling Super Bowl commercial that...
I am in a lot of pain... and am going to try writing here. I was just thinking.. "I will try to make the assumption that most people have good intentions" Like my family. Most of them, if not all of them, have "good intentions." ...
A Message from the AAP President Dear Dr. Hahn: As your new president, I have been working closely with AAP leaders and staff to monitor the recent cases of measles in the United States. The measles outbreak that is linked to Disneyland has now been...
We heard you. We had so many requests for additional information about the National Council for Behavioral Health's 2015 - 2016 Trauma-Informed Care Learning Community , that we extended the deadline for applications to Friday,...
With the state carrying a projected $1 billion budget surplus, the push is on to expand funding for early childhood education. Coming on the heels of last session’s approval of all-day kindergarten funding, the next step seems to be to...
If you're developing a public outreach campaign on human trafficking (or any other social issue), the National Human Trafficking Resource Center's webinar "Human Trafficking Public Outreach Campaigns: Effectively Reaching Your Audience" will help you...
It’s hard to believe that I have been working either as a prosecutor or with prosecutors for more than 25 years. While it can be very difficult work, I have always been drawn to work that helps make a difference in people’s lives. ...
Your toddler might be even more perceptive than you think. New research suggests that children as young as 13 months can understand that people's judgments of their peers aren't always true or accurate. The claim is likely to remain...
When doctors diagnosed Pilar Alcantara with advanced breast cancer, she felt lost and intimidated. Growing up in Mexico, she learned to deal with illnesses using home remedies and prayer. She was taught that doctors weren't to be questioned,...
Common psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression share genetic risk factors related to immune function and DNA regulation, according to new findings by a large collaborative research project from the...
California school districts are making strides to improve school climate yet there is still “significant room for improvement” according to an analysis by Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, an anti-crime advocacy organization comprised of nearly...
New research shows that mothers who support their children’s need for autonomy tend to be viewed more positively by their children. “When mothers are highly controlling of small children’s play, those children are less likely...
Babies aren’t born with a set of instructions, they note, which is why several people in Lake County are gearing up to establish a home where new moms can learn how to be good moms. These people have the passion to do it, a role model in...
Almost two decades ago, researchers and policy makers convened at the White House to explore whether neuroscience could hold policy implications for child development initiatives. Since then, research in experimental psychology and cognitive...