Preventing smoking, drinking & drug use should match the child’s age, focus on the vulnerable and be matched with price, availability & advertising rules.
Rutger EngelsFebruary 2015
Continued financial backing of group support for couples is under threat because its value for children and parenting has been ignored.
Philip A. Cowan and Carolyn Pape CowanJanuary 2015
Research across many countries shows the childhood anxiety and aggression caused by hitting a child may not fall, and can increase, when mum is very…
Jennifer E. LansfordJanuary 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…
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.
Marinus H. van IJzendoornOctober 2014
110 mental health experts from 15 countries endorse report that recommends overnight care children from both parents after divorce.
Richard A. WarshakOctober 2014
Warm, supportive relationships with adults to whom children are attached, can reduce effects of chronic stress.
Ross A. ThompsonOctober 2014
Teenage risk taking and the social influence of friends may reflect maturing of the adolescent brain
Differential rates of brain development, particularly in the prefrontal cortex, may help explain some behaviour among young people.
Sarah-Jayne BlakemoreOctober 2014
