Children from single-parent households in Japan do worse academically, even when controlling for the parents’ own level of education.
Child & Family Blog EditorSeptember 2017
The exercise made a greater difference to students whose families had less general interest in and liking for mathematics.
Child & Family Blog EditorAugust 2017
The study’s findings suggest that family support programmes, such as parenting programmes, should include ways to help children with sleep.
Child & Family Blog EditorAugust 2017
In a very young child, a mindset can be influenced by how adults respond to a child’s mistake.
Child & Family Blog EditorAugust 2017
A study that followed 1,482 young people has found links between harsh parenting at 12 years of age and lower educational attainment at 21.
Child & Family Blog EditorMay 2017
Children born in the 1970s whose parents had a divorce four times more likely not to go to university than those born in the 1940s.
Child & Family Blog EditorApril 2017
The longer a father is present in a child’s life, the more years of education the child attains by age 27.
Child & Family Blog EditorMarch 2017
We need to ensure that students encounter effective teacher-student interactions from prekindergarten through the elementary years.
Professor Robert PiantaJanuary 2017
