Child psychology is a specialized field focusing on children’s psychological processes, development and behavior. Earning a master’s degree is a critical step to becoming a child psychologist ...

If you’d like a rewarding career supporting children and their families going through difficult medical situations, consider ...

Evolutionary developmental psychology involves the expression of evolved, epigenetic programs, as described by the developmental systems approach, over the course of ontogeny. There have been ...

Experts from the College of Education and Human Development share research and guidance for supporting children as they reach ...

A revolution in the tools and techniques developmental psychologists use to investigate kids’ knowledge and capabilities is rewriting what we know about how and when children understand their… ...

Child development theories focus on explaining how children change and grow over the course of childhood. These developmental theories center on various aspects of growth, including social ...

‘The Origins of You’ explores how kids develop into their adult selves Psychologists share what they’ve learned from long-term studies of human development ...

Emotional neglect in childhood disrupts development, inhibiting curiosity, exploration, and social engagement, while ...

Developmental scientists and medical social science experts at Northwestern University have spearheaded the creation of the most recent NIH Toolbox, providing the newest nationally standardized ...