Identifying disorders like anxiety or depression in children is challenging and important. What if it could be done quickly?

Researchers have known that paying attention to behavior — including executive function — in young children can offer important clues to learning capability, as well as interventions that parents or clinicians may want to employ.

Where does early learning actually occur? Harvard’s Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative reveals the types of learning and care settings where Massachusetts three-and four-year-olds spend their time. 

What can science tell us about the connection between conversation and early brain development?

A UK study on the benefits of parent-child reading offers seven recommendations for multiple audience groups.

The study’s bottom line: “Actively engaging parents in the book reading process has the potential to make a real difference to the child’s language outcomes, and this is especially true for vulnerable preschool children.”

The question: What is the evidence of effectiveness of parent-child book reading with preschool children in improving school readiness and early language?

What inspires motivation? A new study from Harvard’s Center on the Developing Child looks at the brain — specifically, the early years of childhood development.