From the Ohio State University press release: Some adults see their mothers and fathers as still influencing their own health — but in very different ways, according to a new study. In interviews with 45…
From the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia press release: Families dealing with the stress and frustration of their child’s overly picky eating habits may have a new addition to their parental toolbox. Pediatric researchers recently described…
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’ lies elicit compliance in the…
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. The study, conducted by the…
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 rap in the news, the…
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 child’s life have twice the…
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 with reductions in chances of…
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 age, a groundbreaking new study…
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 Nutrition Education and Behavior, published…
From the University of Cambridge press release: Mothers who are dissatisfied with their male partners spend more time talking to their infants — but only if the child is a boy, according to a new…