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Child Development

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July 17, 2023 Infants prefer live music over recorded version, study finds

March 20, 2023 A bitter truth: 30 years of child welfare data reveals systemic inequities, racism and harm

two young children sit outside to eat their lunch

December 10, 2021 How effective are school food programs? U of T researchers launch nationwide study

A young girl in a red sweater cries beside a white truck at night near the border while a border patrol officer detains her mother

January 28, 2020 'An experience I wouldn't want to encourage': U of T's Tina Malti on separating refugee children from families

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October 10, 2018 U of T-led study finds link between 'ADHD-like symptoms' and high fluoride levels during pregnancy

children playing baseball

July 12, 2018 Children busy with active sports schedules still find time to play: U of T study

Photo of toddlers

January 12, 2018 Lost in translation: U of T study listens in on speech development in early childhood

December 2, 2015 Why children exclude each other; helping kids open up about being left out

May 11, 2015 Dr. Mike Evans releases new video: tackling childhood obesity and nutrition

April 17, 2014 Pregnant women, nursing mothers and fish consumption

April 17, 2014 Toddlers "surprisingly sophisticated" at comprehending accents

September 28, 2012 U of T launches Fraser Mustard Institute for Human Development

February 16, 2012 Many babies born to immigrants incorrectly labelled underweight

February 16, 2012 Top researchers to lead U of T’s Institute for Human Development

February 10, 2012 Mats Sundin establishes medical fellowships at U of T, Karolinska Institutet