By going through these schemas, young children are equipping themselves with the knowledge and skills that lay the foundations for almost everything we do in later life, from writing to driving a car.

Children as young as three are able to recognize the same ‘cute’ infantile facial features in humans and animals which encourage caregiving behavior in adults, new research has shown. A study ...

Meet the author and illustrator of “Dr. Rosie Helps the Animals”, an award-winning STEM picture book based on and informed by real-world veterinarians, at a special event at 2 p.m. Saturday ...

Children's Hospital Colorado needs donations of new stuffed animals of all shapes and sizes. "We always appreciate the more interesting or out there animals that we get because there will also be ...

The Children’s Zoo includes animals who never take part, as well as those who’ve retired, like Edie, a rabbit. “She used to jump hurdles,” Frahm said, petting the rabbit.

An animal rescue sanctuary is pairing its barnyard residents with children as pen pals.

Supporting children’s schemas in play-based activities and curricula are a valued and embedded part of early childhood practice in many education systems. However, this is not the case in Wales’s ...

Animals used in experiments at Seattle Children’s Research Institute were denied proper anesthesia and pain treatment, according to inspection reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

SAGINAW, MI — Otters, goats, monkeys and other residents of the Saginaw Children’s Zoo will receive the COVID-19 vaccine this month. “We are vaccinating to protect our animals,” said ...

"It’s plastic. And plastic is a poison." Researchers make disturbing discovery after testing children's stuffed animals: 'There is reason to be concerned' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Kindchenschema, proposed by famed ethologist Konrad Lorenz.Also known as "baby schema", it is the idea that humans are predisposed to respond to "cute" features -- typically a round face, high ...