Male violence, exceeds female violence by a very significant margin. The origins of this lie in early childhood development, with the first differences appearing in…
Child & Family Blog EditorJuly 2019
Child & Family Blog Editor
Duncan Fisher, Child and Family Blog, UK
I co-founded the Child and Family Blog with the partners, Cambridge University, Princeton University and the Jacobs Foundation. The idea emerged from years of work in the child and family sector making the case for difficult changes on the basis of the evidence of improved child welfare and development. I work from Wales in UK.
Research Articles
Researchers recommend further work to understand whether awe can help improve early learning.
Child & Family Blog EditorJuly 2019
Significant maternal health changes in response to a small change in actual days of parental leave taken by fathers suggest days at home are used…
Child & Family Blog EditorJuly 2019
When mothers report fathers as being responsive to their needs, exclusive breastfeeding is more likely, the parental relationship is stronger, and early childhood development is…
Child & Family Blog EditorMay 2019
Language development in infancy is influenced differently by well-educated mothers and fathers, even though they read to their young toddlers (1 to 2 years old)…
Child & Family Blog EditorMay 2019
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…
Child & Family Blog EditorApril 2019
The study emphasises the importance of addressing the impact on children’s social skills when parents are mentally unwell or highly controlling.
Child & Family Blog EditorApril 2019
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…
Child & Family Blog EditorApril 2019
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