There are predictable “tasks” or processes that are associated with healthy adolescent development, depending on the adolescent phase. As adolescents progress through developmental phases and tasks, ...

Regular social media use across early adolescence is related to worse reading and vocabulary development over time, according ...

Adolescents don't distinguish between negative emotions as clearly as younger children and adults in their 20s do, according to new findings. The study sheds light on how experiences of emotion vary ...

Child and adolescent development encompasses the dynamic progression of biological, cognitive, emotional, and social capacities from infancy through adolescence. Early developmental processes, such as ...

The human brain has four distinct turning points where its structure changes, according to a study published in the journal Nature Communications, demonstrating that brain development is not as linear ...

At what age does an adolescent start thinking as an adult? A new study published this week in Nature Communications presents some of the first definitive evidence that executive function—a set of ...

WASHINGTON — Legal responses to juvenile offending should be grounded in scientific knowledge about adolescent development and tailored to an individual offender's needs and social environment, says a ...

The transition to adulthood is critical but often misunderstood. As societal and economic changes have created new demands and challenges for young people, particularly those in the 18- to 25-year-old ...

New research suggests that everyday “forever chemicals” may quietly affect children’s bone development long before adulthood.