Disentangling the neurological impacts of different adversities, such as child neglect and child abuse, shows biological pathways that underpin child development challenges.
Professor Margaret SheridanOctober 2019
Here we present articles on child abuse and harsh parenting and the impacts of this during early childhood development. Themes include the impact of corporal punishment and violent abuse on children and their future development. Child abuse and harsh parenting is a focus topic of the Child & Family Blog and we have commissioned a series of feature articles from the world’s leading researchers.
Many parents say they plan to stop corporal punishment of their children after a parenting skills program.
Professor Seth ScholerJuly 2019
A father’s brain is shaped much more by extent to which he is engaged in caring, or has been in the past: the more/less he…
Child & Family Blog EditorJuly 2019
A family systems approach to parental alienation is recommended, involving victims and perpetrator.
Child & Family Blog EditorFebruary 2019
A review of studies of shared parenting in the context of high conflict recommends more attention to supporting parenting quality.
Child & Family Blog 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.
Child & Family Blog EditorOctober 2018
Do children really benefit from shared parenting after divorce? The experts say yes: over 50 recent studies have demonstrated this.
Child & Family Blog EditorOctober 2018
Long-term impacts of play deprivation during early child development include isolation, depression, reduced self-control and poor resilience.
Stuart BrownOctober 2018
