Most School-Aged Children Have Imaginary Friends
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NEW YORK  - Approximately 65 percent of  young children befriend imaginary companions, and nearly  one-third continue to play with them through age 7, new  research shows.
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BHOOGAON, India  - In a smart blue tunic and red ribbons in her hair, 12-year-old Komal's laughing eyes hide a fear of death that stalks every student in her village school.
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Children from poorer homes are up to a year behind their more privileged peers by the age of three.
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NEW YORK  - If some children seem like they were born to be bad, new research suggests it may be true.
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Despite the dire warnings, children whose schedules are packed with activities actually flourish
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By Matt Paolelli Daily Herald Correspondent  For parents of middle-school and high-school students, it's an all-too-familiar scene.
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A large network of online acquaintances does not equate to having many real friends, researcher says.
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NEW YORK  - Among abused and neglected  children who are genetically prone to develop depression, the  risk of doing so may be reduced if they have someone to talk  to, share good news with and get advice from, new study  findings show.
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Children who had never been taught addition or subtraction were able to solve approximate math problems involving large numbers, researchers said on Wednesday in a finding that reveals a new understanding of children's innate math ability.
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Many lonely children yearn for a pet to call their own. In âThe Water Horse: Legend of the Deep,â based on a novel by Dick King-Smith, a boy finds not only that, but a best friend as well.
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More high school students than ever are studying physics.
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People tend to chose friends who look like them, research suggests.
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By Jackie Burrell, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  May 29--Fearful parents may conjure up images of trench-coated predators trolling the Web, but the virtual world their teens actually inhabit is more like the soda shop of yesteryear or the mall -- a place to hang with friends.
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Giving credence to the long-held belief that orphanages stunt childrenâs mental development, a study shows that infants placed with foster families have higher IQs on average than those who remain in institutions.
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This kind of sibling relationship is different. But how? A case study.
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By Keri Holt, Destin Log, Fla.  Dec. 9--The elementary-aged children of the Destin Community Center's afterschool program Kidz Klub have had Christmas on the brain since before Halloween.
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Across the United States, a growing number of children are living in shelters or group homes.