When a father supports a toddler’s autonomy, the child is likely to show better executive function at the age of five and so be readier…
The EditorApril 2019
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Articles from leading researchers, knowledge updates and more.
A parental support program in Pakistan that excludes fathers nevertheless influences their parenting for the better, which in turn improves parenting by mothers and child…
The EditorApril 2019
Both the mother’s and father’s mind-mindedness when a baby is four months and 12 months old influence the way the baby manages emotions at 12…
The EditorApril 2019
The children’s reaction to the toys for boys / toys for girls branding was not as expected. Girls actually learned more about engineering from the…
The EditorMarch 2019
Research into the neuroscience and biology of fatherhood has concluded that the idea that women are “primary caregivers”, solely responsible for nurture and care, limits…
The EditorMarch 2019
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“Educators, parents and policy makers should all be concerned at the rapid decline in unsupervised free play for children, which may damage early child development and later social and emotional learning.”
Stuart BrownFounder and President of National Institute for Play, California, USA
Research into moral development in children finds that children who react more strongly against stories of moral violations show less aggressive behavior.
The EditorFebruary 2019
Parents boost language development in early childhood by naming what children see, touch, smell, taste and do as they play.
Professor Catherine S. Tamis-LeMondaFebruary 2019
Literally being able to see and hear the child’s perspective will revise our understanding of early childhood development.
Jack O'SullivanFebruary 2019
Support conversational capacities among parents on low incomes for language development in children that can cut poverty’s impact.
Jack O'SullivanFebruary 2019
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Parental influence matters more, but investing in early education and care is a simpler way to secure improvements.
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If trust is low, then it limits the extent to which mothers can simultaneously pursue a working career and have children. Fertility is lower.
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