An extra 5 hours/week spent in solo father-child learning activity makes as big a difference to child development as having a university-educated father.
The EditorDecember 2018
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Children guide their own learning. They look elsewhere when learning slows, because they’ve mastered the material or it’s too difficult. Inattention can aid child development.
Celeste KiddDecember 2018
Reduced parenting time with fathers after divorce damages emotional security in children. Increased time mitigates negative impacts of conflict.
The EditorDecember 2018
A study involving 80 fathers of toddlers found that father child attachment tended to be stronger when fathers spent time caring for their toddler on…
The EditorDecember 2018
Transforming supermarkets, bus stops and park benches for learning through play could cut educational gulfs between rich and poor.
Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta M. GolinkoffDecember 2018
“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
Trying out what grown-ups do wins out with preschoolers over pretend play with toys - and it’s likely better for child development.
Professor Angeline S. LillardOctober 2018
A review of studies of shared parenting in the context of high conflict recommends more attention to supporting parenting quality.
The EditorOctober 2018
Science can now confirm, albeit cautiously, that the best interests of children are commensurate with a legal presumption of shared parenting after divorce.
The EditorOctober 2018
Do children really benefit from shared parenting after divorce? The experts say yes: over 50 recent studies have demonstrated this.
The EditorOctober 2018
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Children gain insight into why people do what they do, which aids social life but can lead to annoying behavior.
Mothers’ poor health, particularly if chronic or occurring later in the child’s life, is linked to more sadness/introspection on the part of the child.
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