Child Development

Overview

Child development is the study of the biological, cognitive, emotional, social, and behavioral changes that unfold from birth through adolescence, and of the processes and influences that shape them. It encompasses interrelated domains, including physical growth and motor coordination; cognitive capacities such as language, memory, and problem solving; and social-emotional development of attachment, self-regulation, identity, and empathy. Development is understood through the interaction of genetic endowment and environment, including nutrition, caregiving, family economic status, health, and education, and is commonly tracked against expected milestones to distinguish typical from atypical trajectories and to guide early intervention. Knowledge of child development informs parenting, education, pediatrics, and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Research relevant to this topic addresses growth monitoring and task-shifting in health facilities, the impact of computer use on child health, risk factors for stunted growth among young children, household economic status and childhood micronutrient deficiency, and the influence of maternal behavior on a child's attachment-related cortisol stress response. Related work examines complementary feeding, child mortality, and community-based mentoring for school-aged children. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research on the physical, cognitive, behavioral, and psychosocial development of children, including the nutritional, familial, and environmental determinants of healthy growth and development relevant to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 81 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

• Observational social learning of “know-how” and “know-what” in wild orangutans: evidence from nest-building skill acquisition
  2025 · Communications Biology
• Flow-Lenia: Emergent Evolutionary Dynamics in Mass Conservative Continuous Cellular Automata
  2025 · Artificial Life
• Impact of prenatal drought exposures on under-5 childhood stunting in 32 low-and-middle-income countries: a global analysis using demographic and health survey
  2025 · Environmental Health
• Early Marriage and Exclusive Breastfeeding History with The Incidence of Stunting in Toddlers at Karangreja, Purbalingga
  2025 · Health Information : Jurnal Penelitian
• Insect applications to open wounds by chimpanzees in the wild: first insights from East African chimpanzees
  2025 · Scientific Reports
• Observational social learning of “know-how” and “know-what” in wild orangutans: evidence from nest-building skill acquisition
  2025 · Communications Biology
• Impact of prenatal drought exposures on under-5 childhood stunting in 32 low-and-middle-income countries: a global analysis using demographic and health survey
  X. Seposo et al. · 2025 · Environmental Health
• The Origin of Morality and the Making of the Moral Predicament
  2025 · Ethical Review of Social Sciences

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