Co-sleeping is linked to parental sleep disturbances and lower parenting quality, but not infants’ sleep; focusing on healthy sleep and family relationships may be most critical for babies.
Tired and Cranky: Babies Who Have Been Awake for a While Are More Sensitive to Sad and Angry Faces
Toward the end of long periods of wakefulness, babies might become more attuned to negative information.
Toward the end of long periods of wakefulness, babies might become more attuned to negative information.
The Power of Distributed Sleep: The Benefit of Multiple Naps in Infancy
Sleep helps memory at all ages and missing a nap may be harmful to infant learning.
Sleep helps memory at all ages and missing a nap may be harmful to infant learning.
Infant Nap Time: The Timing of Naps Affects Learning
Napping soon after learning helps infants remember new information better than if napping is delayed.
Napping soon after learning helps infants remember new information better than if napping is delayed.
Infant Sleep and Brain Development
Babies who sleep well, and sufficiently, through the night may develop better learning and language skills as toddlers.
Babies who sleep well, and sufficiently, through the night may develop better learning and language skills as toddlers.
Maintaining Cultural Identity: Key to Children’s Development, Particularly for Australia’s Aboriginal Children
It helps children thrive, building their resilience to historic and current racism, and underpinning their well-being and life purpose. But public institutions such as schools underappreciate the importance of supporting identity and often do not do it well.
It helps children thrive, building their resilience to historic and current racism, and underpinning their well-being and life purpose. But public institutions such as schools underappreciate the importance of supporting identity and often do not do it well.
Flourishing Amid Family Harmony: Grandmothers in China Can Support Children’s Development Best When They Support the Mothers
Helping out the family supports children’s development. But research in China suggests it might be especially helpful for grandmothers to be diplomatic and stand back when mothers are present.
Helping out the family supports children’s development. But research in China suggests it might be especially helpful for grandmothers to be diplomatic and stand back when mothers are present.
Baby Parenting Apps: A New Way to Help Caregivers in Their Child’s First 1,000 Days
Parent-based apps can offer accessible support to boost parents’ self-efficacy for helping their child’s early development.
Parent-based apps can offer accessible support to boost parents’ self-efficacy for helping their child’s early development.
Do Adopted Children Inevitably Struggle?
Negative assumptions are not consistent with the evidence about adoption outcomes.
Negative assumptions are not consistent with the evidence about adoption outcomes.
Harsh Parenting Effects: A Negative Self-Perpetuating Loop
In many parts of the world, including the United States, England, and Northern Ireland, physically punishing children is still officially permitted.
In many parts of the world, including the United States, England, and Northern Ireland, physically punishing children is still officially permitted.
Autistic Traits Can Undermine Young Children’s Relationships, but Aggressive Behavior Is the Bigger Risk
Tackling behavioral issues is vital, along with strategies at school and home to help children understand and interact with others.
Tackling behavioral issues is vital, along with strategies at school and home to help children understand and interact with others.
Fostering Social Justice – White Adolescents’ Social Justice Action Requires Race Conscious Environments
White adolescents who are in environments that acknowledge racism and inequities take more actions toward social justice in young adulthood.
White adolescents who are in environments that acknowledge racism and inequities take more actions toward social justice in young adulthood.
Brazil and Its Street Children – Understanding the Needs of Street Children
By understanding the real lives of street children, researchers have identified how practical interventions can help vulnerable young people.
By understanding the real lives of street children, researchers have identified how practical interventions can help vulnerable young people.
Making the Internet Safer, Engaging and Evidence-Based for Tweens
What parents can do to support online experiences that help middle schoolers learn and thrive.
What parents can do to support online experiences that help middle schoolers learn and thrive.
Is Screen Time Detrimental to a Young Child’s Development? Maybe Not
Current research suggests that screen time is not always harmful for infants and, under certain circumstances, may have benefits for development.
Current research suggests that screen time is not always harmful for infants and, under certain circumstances, may have benefits for development.
How Do Caregivers Decide What Toys to Buy for Infants?
Manufacturers’ descriptions of toys can influence whether caregivers choose to purchase traditional or technological toys.
Manufacturers’ descriptions of toys can influence whether caregivers choose to purchase traditional or technological toys.