“mothers and fathers are on average equally sensitive to their four-month-olds in different situations – a caring task, a playing task and during the “still face procedure”.”
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The Climate Crisis Represents a Massive Threat to Our Children’s Well-Being and Survival
Children will suffer 80% of the illnesses, injuries, and deaths attributable to climate change.
“The well-being and even survival of today’s children are at risk, ”according to a paper on the impacts of the climate crisis on children and youth from the Society for Research in Child Development.
Three Crucial Steps to Prevent Young People From Smoking, Drinking and Taking Drugs
Preventing smoking, alcohol & drug use should consider age, vulnerability and advertising messages.
Preventing smoking, alcohol & drug use should consider age, vulnerability and advertising messages.
Children Learn Kindness and Helpfulness From the Relationships They Have With Adults
A review of research points to “prosocial” behaviors like kindness and helpfulness come from interactions the children have with multiple adults.
A review of research points to “prosocial” behaviors like kindness and helpfulness come from interactions the children have with multiple adults.
Stress of Adversity Harms Children Biologically and Behaviorally, but Good Care Can Reverse the Damage
Warm, supportive relationships with adults can reduce effects of chronic stress.
Warm, supportive relationships with adults can reduce effects of chronic stress.
Children With Baby Siblings Don’t Get Less Parental Attention: New Study Challenges Conventional Wisdom
A new award winning study from Oxford University challenges the widely believed idea that a child with more siblings gets less parental attention and so does worse in tests of literacy and maths.
A new award winning study from Oxford University challenges the widely believed idea that a child with more siblings gets less parental attention and so does worse in tests of literacy and maths.
Spanking Children Does Not Make Them ‘Nicer’ but Hugging Does
Many parents continue to think that spanking children makes them better behaved. A pioneering study shows that this belief is misguided and that parental warmth, unlike spanking, is the way to create positive child behaviors.
Many parents continue to think that spanking children makes them better behaved. A pioneering study shows that this belief is misguided and that parental warmth, unlike spanking, is the way to create positive child behaviors.
Children Adopted by Same-Sex Parents Do Just as Well as Those Adopted by Heterosexual Parents
Researchers found that a more important influence on the adopted child is how the family manages conflicts.
Researchers found that a more important influence on the adopted child is how the family manages conflicts.
Silencing the Mother Tongue Makes It Harder for Bilingual Children to Learn English
Speaking your first language at home provides important advantages in child development, reading and educational attainment.
Speaking your first language at home provides important advantages in child development, reading and educational attainment.
Teenage Risk Taking and the Social Influence of Friends May Reflect Maturing of the Adolescent Brain
Why do some adolescents take risks around dangerous driving, sexual behaviour and alcohol, yet shrink from taking a chance when it’s time to ask questions or speak up in class?
Why do some adolescents take risks around dangerous driving, sexual behaviour and alcohol, yet shrink from taking a chance when it’s time to ask questions or speak up in class?
Coping Support Is Needed for Children of Divorce, Particularly in High-Conflict Situations
Finding the coping mechanisms make a difference to long-term outcomes.
Finding the coping mechanisms make a difference to long-term outcomes.
Short, Low-Cost Online Parenting Skills Program May Cut Corporal Punishment Of Children
" Many parents say they plan to stop corporal punishment of their children after a parenting skills program."
“Many parents say they plan to stop corporal punishment of their children after a parenting skills program.”
Antisocial Behavior and Violence in Men: How it Can be Predicted at the Age of 2 and 3 and What Can be Done to Prevent It
The key predictor of antisocial behavior and violent crime (as opposed to nonviolent crime) is poor emotion regulation in early childhood.
The key predictor of antisocial behavior and violent crime (as opposed to nonviolent crime) is poor emotion regulation in early childhood.
Nurture Curiosity to Develop Efficient Learning
Parents can help by also being curious, providing good answers and hosting open-ended conversations.
Parents can help by also being curious, providing good answers and hosting open-ended conversations.
We Need a Comprehensive Psychosocial Care System for Preschool Children
Preschool care should be universally available and offer the services that families need from pregnancy.
Preschool care should be universally available and offer the services that families need from pregnancy.
Mind-Mindedness – Parents’ Ability to Represent and Hold in Mind the Internal States of Their Infants – Predicts How Well Babies are Able to Manage Their Own Emotions
A key question is how a parent names different emotions that the child experiences, enabling the child to recognise and manage them better.
A key question is how a parent names different emotions that the child experiences, enabling the child to recognise and manage them better.