Category: Parenting

Study suggests that children told lies by parents subsequently lie more as adults, face adjustment difficulty

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From the Nanyang Technological University press release: “If you don’t behave, I’ll call the police,” is a lie that parents might use to get their young children to behave. Parents’… Read more »

Study suggests parental involvement plays key role in children’s academic attainment

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From the University of Plymouth press release: New research has shown how parental engagement has a positive effect on a child’s academic attainment — regardless of age or socio-economic status…. Read more »

Study suggests ‘time-outs’ at home not associated with long-term negative effects in children

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From the Michigan Medicine – University of Michigan press release: It’s an age-old debate: are time-outs bad for kids? Now, a new study suggests that despite sometimes getting a bad… Read more »

Study suggests children of anxious mothers twice as likely to have hyperactivity in adolescence

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From the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology press release: A large study has shown that children of mothers who are anxious during pregnancy and in the first few years of the… Read more »

Study suggests positive child experiences offset chances of depression and poor mental health in adulthood

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From the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health press release: Positive childhood experiences, such as supportive family interactions, caring relationships with friends, and connections in the community, are associated… Read more »

Study suggests disturbed childhood can lead to adult insomnia

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From the Flinders University press release: Parents should help their children with better sleep patterns, along with any problem behavioural issues, because this can lead to severe insomnia in middle… Read more »

Study suggests variety is key to helping children form preferences for vegetables

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From the Elsevier press release: Although food preferences are largely learned, dislike is the main reason parents stop offering or serving their children foods like vegetables. A new study in the Journal of… Read more »

Study suggests parental burnout can lead to harmful outcomes for parent and child

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From the Association for Psychological Science press release: When the daily stress of parenting becomes chronic it can turn into parental burnout, an intense exhaustion that leads parents to feel… Read more »

Study suggests family-school engagement helps young students

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From the University of Missouri-Columbia press release: With school in full swing, many parents might be considering how to get more involved with their child’s schooling. Parent involvement and support… Read more »