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
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
Many parents say they plan to stop corporal punishment of their children after a parenting skills program.
Professor Seth ScholerJuly 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
Controlling parenting is counterproductive, undermining children’s self-regulation and their capacities for responsibility.
Professor Wendy S. GrolnickMay 2019
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
For every level of trauma children of divorce report, how they cope in the rest of their lives is likely to be less if they…
Child & Family Blog EditorMarch 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
