Continued financial backing of group support for couples is under threat even though evaluation has largely ignored its value for children and parenting. Governments around…
Professors Philip A. Cowan & Carolyn Pape CowanJanuary 2015
Understanding how genes are turned on and off may help us identify the most vulnerable young people and tailor supports that work best for each…
Professor Michael MeaneyOctober 2014
Traits that seem to make a child vulnerable may also be the ones that offer them the greatest chance to bloom, given the right conditions.…
Child and Family Blog EditorOctober 2014
110 mental health experts from 15 countries endorse report that recommends overnight care children from both parents after separation. The days are past when experts…
Professor Richard A. WarshakOctober 2014
Warm, supportive relationships with adults to whom children are attached, can reduce effects of chronic stress. Many young children fall behind their peers in language…
Professor Ross A. ThompsonOctober 2014
As education expands, inequality of opportunity stubbornly persists, according to latest research. Many people imagine that an easy way to make educational opportunities fairer for…
Professor Yossi ShavitOctober 2014
The children of college-educated parents are racing ahead of the children of less-educated parents. In the US, if you are a child from a poorer…
Professor Sara S. McLanahanOctober 2014
Teenage risk taking and the social influence of friends may reflect maturing of the adolescent brain
Why do some adolescents take risks around dangerous driving, sexual behaviour and alcohol, yet shrink from taking a chance when it’s time to ask questions…
Professor Sarah-Jayne BlakemoreOctober 2014
