Childhood

New research finds a link between adolescent adversity and later-in-life pain.

• By Tom Jacobs

Performing can be a way of letting go of one's sense of self.

• By Tom Jacobs

People visit the exhibition "Haneen, a Collective Work of Lebanese and Syrian Artists on the Impact of War on Childhood," in Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, on February 20th, 2018.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

New research shows that those who suffered significant trauma at a young age are unable to correctly consider risk as adults.

• By Mimi Kirk

In every issue, we fix our gaze on an everyday photograph and chase down facts about details in the frame.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Una investigación reciente halla que estudiantes de kinder con fuertes habilidades sociales tenían más probabilidades de vivir una vida productiva 20 años después.

• By Tom Jacobs

New research shows poorer and richer kids' brains have physical differences, but there's scope for change.

• By Francie Diep

New research finds kindergarten students with strong social skills were more likely to be living productive lives 20 years later.

• By Tom Jacobs

Antisocial attitudes and physical strength may have the same underlying cause, new research suggests.

• By Nathan Collins

Researchers may have pinpointed the exact moment when we start to transition away from carefree kids, unafraid to perform in public or of what others may think of us.

• By Eric Horowitz

German psychologists find people who were allowed to play freely as children have greater social success as adults.

• By Tom Jacobs

Gay, straight, single, divorced: Five studies that prove that the who of family matters a lot less than the how when it comes to raising happy, healthy kids.

• By Michael Fitzgerald