Mothers and fathers are on average equally sensitive to their four-month-olds in different situations – a caring task, a playing task and during the “still…
Child & Family Blog EditorOctober 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
The researchers found that a more important influence on the adopted child than having same-sex parents or heterosexual parents is how the family manages conflicts.
Child & Family Blog EditorSeptember 2019
Research shows that the quality of the parenting of both parents the child lives with influences joint custody outcomes – higher quality parenting is associated…
Child & Family Blog EditorAugust 2019
Finding the coping mechanisms make a difference to long-term outcomes, a team of researchers recommends targeted programs for children of divorce, focusing on coping mechanisms,…
Child & Family Blog EditorAugust 2019
The key predictor of antisocial behavior and violent crime (as opposed to nonviolent crime) is poor emotion regulation in early childhood.
Child & Family Blog EditorJuly 2019
The social effects of video games are hard to decipher. In this Norwegian study, more electronic gaming at 10 years old was linked to less…
Child & Family Blog EditorJuly 2019
Support for language development in early childhood needs to start right at the beginning and in the home.
Child & Family Blog EditorJuly 2019
The best way to prevent chronic physical aggression in boys is intensive and long-term interventions initiated early in life targeting disadvantaged mothers.
Child & Family Blog EditorJuly 2019
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