Theory and Practice in Child Development (T&PICD) publishes research papers, theoretical works, literature reviews, research reports and book reviews dealing with all aspects of the health, development, education and care of children and adolescents. T&PICD’s main objective is to provide an Open Access scientific platform that publishes high quality manuscripts and contribute to international collaboration in the area of child development research.

The topics related to T&PICD include but are not limited to:
- Child and adolescent developmental psychology
- Children’s health care and pediatrics
- Child care and nursing
- Early childhood education
- Motor development
- Moral and character development
- Social and emotional development
- Cognitive development
- Communication and language development
- Parenting knowledge, attitudes, and practices
- Childhood illnesses
- Special education
- Disadvantaged children studies
- Child and adolescent psychiatry