Tag: parenting

Study suggests shared custody equals less stress for children

From the Stockholm University press release: Children who live full time with one parent are more likely to feel stressed than children in shared custody situations. The benefit holds regardless of… Read more »

Inattentive kids show worse grades in later life

From the Frontiers press release: Researchers studied children with and without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and found that inattentiveness was linked to worse academic performance up to 10 years… Read more »

Kids learn moral lessons more effectively from stories with humans than human-like animals

From the University of Toronto press release: A study by researchers at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto found that four to six-year-olds… Read more »

Life at home affects kids at school, some more than others

From The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) press release: Some children are more susceptible to changes than others. They carry the relationship with their parents to school with them…. Read more »

Study suggests lower prenatal stress reduces risk of behavioral issues in kids

From the University of Ottawa press release: Parenting is a complicated journey full of questions, and when a beloved child begins to show signs of a behavioural disorder, a parent’s challenges… Read more »

Child’s home learning environment predicts 5th grade academic skills

From the New York University press release: Children whose parents provide them with learning materials like books and toys and engage them in learning activities and meaningful conversations in infancy and… Read more »

Parents’ disagreements about bedtime can affect coparenting relationship

From the Penn State press release: Positive parental teamwork is key to promoting healthy child development, but when mothers have stronger opinions than fathers about how to tend to their infants… Read more »

Mothers’ responses to their babies’ distress help predict infant attachment

From the Society for Research in Child Development press release: The security of the relationship infants establish with their mothers is important for children’s development. Although most babies establish secure attachment… Read more »

Study looks at effects of cognitive behavior therapy on parents of children with autism

From the York University press release: Parents of children with autism experience a greater impact from their child’s therapy than once thought, according to new research out of York University’s Faculty… Read more »