What girls say about puberty provides insight into how parents can support them during this time.
Becoming a New Father – The Transition to Fatherhood
Babies are ready to meet their fathers, and fathers’ hormones and brains are ready to adapt to this new phase of life.
Babies are ready to meet their fathers, and fathers’ hormones and brains are ready to adapt to this new phase of life.
Input Shapes the Output: How Caregiver-Child Conversations Shape Children’s Fears
Conversations with children shape their early fears and changing the conversation can help prevent fears from developing in the first place.
Conversations with children shape their early fears and changing the conversation can help prevent fears from developing in the first place.
Talking to Babies: Babies Hear More Talk from Caregivers Once They Begin Talking Themselves
Caregivers do not talk more to baby girls than to baby boys. They talk more to babies who are already talking than to those who have not yet said their first word, regardless of the children’s gender.
Caregivers do not talk more to baby girls than to baby boys. They talk more to babies who are already talking than to those who have not yet said their first word, regardless of the children’s gender.
An Online Program for Divorced Parents Can Improve Parent-child Relationships, as Well as Children’s Anxiety and Symptoms of Depression
An interactive, online program that is affordable and convenient teaches divorced parents practical tools that can strengthen positive parent-child relationships.
An interactive, online program that is affordable and convenient teaches divorced parents practical tools that can strengthen positive parent-child relationships.
How Too Much Math Homework Help From Parents Can Backfire
Parents can hinder their children’s math learning when they help with homework, but can support learning with positive emotions.
Parents can hinder their children’s math learning when they help with homework, but can support learning with positive emotions.
Authoritative Parenting: Balancing Discipline With Warmth and Support
The authoritative parenting style is associated with positive socio-emotional and cognitive outcomes and is recommended by child development experts.
The authoritative parenting style is associated with positive socio-emotional and cognitive outcomes and is recommended by child development experts.
From “Me” to “We”: How Language Communicates Social Norms to Children
Subtle linguistic shifts can powerfully communicate social norms to children.
Subtle linguistic shifts can powerfully communicate social norms to children.
What Is Gentle Parenting and Is It Good for Children?
Is gentle parenting good for children? Analyzing a popular parenting approach from a child development research perspective.
Is gentle parenting good for children? Analyzing a popular parenting approach from a child development research perspective.
Children and War: Loss, Family Stress, and Attachment Relationships
When parents serve in the military, their absence can compromise social-emotional development during infancy and early childhood.
When parents serve in the military, their absence can compromise social-emotional development during infancy and early childhood.
Protecting Children From the Pandemic’s Impacts Requires That We Support Their Parents
As COVID-19 moves from pandemic to endemic, with lingering challenges, it is vital to support those who have buffered children but whose own batteries may be running dangerously low.
As COVID-19 moves from pandemic to endemic, with lingering challenges, it is vital to support those who have buffered children but whose own batteries may be running dangerously low.
Supporting Children and Adolescents With Incarcerated Parents Includes Addressing Social Injustice
Children and adolescents of color are far more likely to have incarcerated parents.
Children and adolescents of color are far more likely to have incarcerated parents.
Digital Picture Books: A New Opportunity for Children Whose Parents Do Not Read With Them
Reading digital books can promote story comprehension more than reading the same books on paper.
Reading digital books can promote story comprehension more than reading the same books on paper.
Children With a Non-Typically Developing Twin Show More Understanding of Others’ Emotions
Humans develop empathy in response to the basic need to care and we know that children who grow up with non-TD siblings often take on greater caregiving roles.
Humans develop empathy in response to the basic need to care and we know that children who grow up with non-TD siblings often take on greater caregiving roles.
Is There a Female Brain and a Male Brain? Science Says No
Despite an exhaustive search for differences between the brains of boys and girls and men and women, scientists see overwhelming similarity.
Despite an exhaustive search for differences between the brains of boys and girls and men and women, scientists see overwhelming similarity.
Parental Alienation: The Psychology of Fractured Parent-Child Relationships
Parental alienation occurs when a child rejects one parent without good cause, usually under the influence of the other parent.
Parental alienation occurs when a child rejects one parent without good cause, usually under the influence of the other parent.