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Articles relating to delinquency by leading researchers, Child & Family Blog

Articles relating to delinquency and bad behavior in children and later criminality, by some of the world’s top child and family researchers.

We cover research on factors that seem to lead to delinquency in children and preschoolers – for example, family instability and using corporal punishment on children. What factors in child development predict adult criminal behavior?

early child development, social and emotional learning, play Social and Emotional Development (0-3)

Play deprivation can damage early child development

Long-term impacts of play deprivation during early child development include isolation, depression, reduced self-control and poor resilience.
Stuart Brown
Stuart BrownOctober 2018
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Engaged fathering is a sign of healthy parenting

Engaged fathering usually means other family relationships are going well. That’s why it predicts successful development in children.
Professor Charlie Lewis
Professor Charlie LewisOctober 2017
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Good parenting mitigates peer influence on young offenders

Parental warmth and strong parental supervision reduce link between a lack of remorse, guilt and empathy and later delinquent behaviour by young offenders.
The Editor
The EditorJanuary 2017
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Children of mothers with adverse childhood experiences show more disruptive behavior

Link between a mother’s adverse childhood experiences and disruptive behavior of her child: marital conflict may be the pathway between the two.
The Editor
The EditorDecember 2016
parent-child relationship Social and Emotional Development (0-3)

If the parent-child relationship starts well, it tends to stay well

A study has found links between early secure parent-child attachment and the quality of their relationship at the age of 10 and 12.
The Editor
The EditorNovember 2016
behavior at school Social Emotional Development (4-12)

Addressing behavior problems of 5- to 12-year-olds is as important for their future schooling as teaching them math and language

Children who show persistent antisocial behavior between 5 and 12 tend to be headed for a troubled relationship with learning institutions.
The Editor
The EditorOctober 2016
deployed parents communication Social Emotional Development (4-12)

Deployed parents who are more supportive when communicating with their children from afar have children who are doing better

The researchers found that the good quality communication with deployed parents was related to better child functioning and more positive emotions.
The Editor
The EditorSeptember 2016

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