From a psychiatric perspective, emotional development depends on one simple but crucial skill: recognising emotions and responding to them appropriately.

Emotional regulation is a child’s ability to understand, express, and manage their feelings in healthy ways. This skill ...

Dr. Kazuko Behrens, Professor and Coordinator of Psychology at SUNY Polytechnic Institute, has published two major ...

Human emotional development is deeply embedded in social and cultural contexts, yet much of our scientific understanding is ...

Why do we study anxiety as a multi-faceted construct? Does it matter to our phenomenology, how we experience this emotion, and how we behave? This begs the question: What matters most in the study of ...

Re “Schools need focus on emotional development” (Oct. 15): Yes, in our schools, social and emotional development is a critical curricular focus, meaning there is a daily and weekly use of content and ...

Consider the humble lump of pink Play-Doh. To a parent, it’s a quick toddler playtime activity. But ask an early childhood educator about Play-Doh, and it’s a science experiment, an opportunity for ...

When we understand how children grow emotionally, we can support them more effectively. Milestones can be helpful guides, but remember that many children struggle with emotion regulation, especially ...

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, USA, 3 June 2025 – In a comprehensive Genomic Press research article, scientists have uncovered remarkable insights into how the earliest brain connections shape infant ...

Emotional intelligence is the ability to be aware of our emotions, to control and express them healthily and to manage our interpersonal relationships with judgment and empathy. Much has been said in ...