The new KIDS COUNT policy report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation describes what factors affect a child’s overall wellbeing.

Mental health is important at every stage of life. The early years are the best time for parents & caregivers to start building a child’s mental health.

Challenges can happen in any family. Here are the protective factors families need to remain strong and overcome those challenges.

Good mental health gives children the ability to interact in social environments, follow directions, solve problems and manage their emotions.

KVC is expanding its neuroscience initiative. That includes developing new hands-on brain development tools for professionals and families and sharing information to influence policymaking.

In this TEDxAtlanta talk, Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald discusses how baby’s brains are hardwired to learn, and how the number of words a child hears by age three can be an indicator for their performance in school and life.

Children are not born knowing how to regulate their emotions. Therefore, parents, teachers and caregivers must teach them emotional literacy skills.