NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Parents' interactions with their baby during the first year of life can predict the odds of behavior problems later on -- as can the baby's natural temperament, research ...

A 17-year longitudinal study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev followed children from birth to adolescence to explore whether early-life factors can predict ADHD, and for whom the environment ...

Sensitive parental interactions during the first year of life may directly affect the structure of babies' brains and prevent future emotional difficulties, according to a new study conducted by Dr.

Appropriately for my opening post of 2017, “the first study to show a relationship between prenatal epigenetic regulation of imprinted genes and infant tempera­ment” has just appeared. According to ...

A team of researchers at Michigan State University and the University of Michigan found new insights on the timing of prenatal stress and its effect on infant stress reactivity and temperament - ...

“Difficult,” “irritable,” “unsettled,” “fussy,” “a handful.” We know these babies (many of us had these babies). They cry louder and longer than others. They have feeding and/or sleeping problems ...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University’s Center for Mental Health Innovation have discovered that maternal diet during pregnancy, specifically during the third trimester, may be associated ...