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Woman and child view wild primate parent and child in a wild setting. (Getty Images)

Humans are unique but not exceptional species of mammal

mother and daughter portrait

Obesity risk may pass from mothers to daughters

Experts react to Pew findings with advice for families, including ideas for at-home interventions

Young people are hurting, and their parents are feeling it

Happy child

“What a wonderful day, I’m so happy!” Research shows how children learn emotion labels through parents’ speech

New research defies long-held worries that lots of videogame playing could hamper young children’s pace of learning. A study of fifth graders published in the Journal of Media Psychology found no meaningful links between video game playing – even for hours – and the children’s cognitive ability. The news is likely to reassure parents and thrill game-loving kids.

Video game playing causes no harm to young children’s cognitive abilities

Graphs showing the average age at conception for men versus women over the past 250,000 years. Images courtesy of the Hahn Lab

Fathers consistently older than mothers throughout human history

Mothers’ alcohol use changed during the COVID-19 pandemic

Child using an iPad

Study: Frequently using digital devices to soothe young children may backfire

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