This course introduces students to the field of child and adolescent development by examining the application of various theoreical frameworks with the aim of understanding and promoting psychological ...

Introduction to qualitative research methods, their philosophical underpinnings, and their implications for understanding human development. The focus will be on identifying, interpreting, and ...

Adolescence, the life stage that marks the transition between childhood and adulthood, is known to be a vital period for the brain's development. During this critical phase, people's mental abilities, ...

Growing up as the oldest sibling of a younger brother and sister shaped the way University of Delaware associate professor Mellissa S. Gordon learned to communicate and cope with challenges. As a ...

One aspect of this neuroplasticity is the increased “cross talk” that the teen brain experiences between its different regions. For instance, as the prefrontal cortex (the brain region that supports ...

Temperament refers to early‐emerging individual differences in reactivity and self-regulation that shape how children and adolescents experience and express emotion. Emotion regulation encompasses the ...

Parental autonomy support refers to parenting practices that encourage adolescents to make their own choices, express their viewpoints and develop self-regulation. Grounded in self-determination ...

Researchers from Kyushu University discovered a previously unrecognized synaptic "hotspot" that forms during adolescence, challenging the long-held view that adolescent brain development was dominated ...

In the class of things that happen so often or predictably as to become truisms are the high-risk activities that teenagers frequently engage in, like driving too fast, using alcohol or drugs, ...

The health and wellbeing of women, newborns, children, and adolescents are a fundamental human right and a cornerstone of global socioeconomic development. The 2030 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) ...