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
Research into moral development in children finds that children who react more strongly against stories of moral violations show less aggressive behavior.
Child & Family Blog EditorFebruary 2019
The demise of corporal punishment is slow because of lack of clarity about effectiveness of different forms of child discipline.
Professor George W. HoldenFebruary 2019
A family systems approach to parental alienation is recommended, involving victims and perpetrator.
Child & Family Blog EditorFebruary 2019
Coping with family conflict and adversity creates major challenges for mothers and fathers.
Jack O'SullivanJanuary 2019
Reduced parenting time with fathers after divorce damages emotional security in children. Increased time mitigates negative impacts of conflict.
Child & Family Blog EditorDecember 2018
Child development research explains why the loss of a parent-child relationship during divorce is so excruciatingly painful for a child.
Duncan Fisher OBEDecember 2018
The 2006 family law reforms in Australia heralded a shift towards more sharing of care after divorce.
Child & Family Blog EditorNovember 2018
