Human emotional development is deeply embedded in social and cultural contexts, yet much of our scientific understanding is ...

Consider the humble lump of pink Play-Doh. To a parent, it’s a quick toddler playtime activity. But ask an early childhood educator about Play-Doh, and it’s a science experiment, an opportunity for ...

Why do we study anxiety as a multi-faceted construct? Does it matter to our phenomenology, how we experience this emotion, and how we behave? This begs the question: What matters most in the study of ...

Objectives This paper examines the differential impact of responsive parenting and nutrition interventions on early child ...

Understanding what's developmentally typical for your child's social-emotional growth is just the first step. Once you know what to expect at each age, the next question becomes: How can I actually ...

When people consistently bottle up their emotions rather than processing them healthily, they often develop specific behavioral patterns and coping mechanisms. These habits emerge as the mind and body ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Sign up for CNN’s Stress, But Less newsletter. Our six-part mindfulness guide will inform and inspire you to reduce stress while learning how to harness it. Mothers bear much of the ...

Imagine a woman who overreacts to a minor disagreement or frequently depends on others for emotional reassurance. Such behaviors can be indicators of emotional immaturity and demonstrate how it may ...