Child Development

Human babies (at full term birth) look and act like fetuses for about 18 months! Yes, it is a shock. A baby should be in the womb that much longer to grow…

Of course, never hit, spank or physically punish a child; time out is a punishment. Understand instead that you are equally to blame. When frustrations rage,…

A nurturing and responsive environment is a buffer against toxic stress.

Parents and the people who care about children understood how different the child's reality is from our, more or less, adulterated version. What does…

Scholars know so much about the importance of early experience. You should too. Every animal has a nest, including humans. At full-term birth, a human baby…

Darcia Narvaez, professor of psychology in the Notre Dame’s College of Arts and Letters and a fellow in the Institute for Educational Initiatives, has been…

Listen to Darcia Narvaez explain her Evolved Nest insights in this interview with James Jesso, creator of Adventures Through The Mind (ATTMind), a…

Standing chest deep on the third step of grandpa’s pool Carly began to sing, arms up dancing across her imagined stage. “I’m a ballerina,” she announced, as…

The player steps up to home base. While at the plate, he or she is perfectly safe. From this position of safety they swing the bat and hopefully hit the ball.…

"O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear; Beauty too rich for use, for…