Child development research explains why the loss of a family relationship during divorce is so excruciatingly painful for a child. The parent-child relationship, particularly with…
Duncan Fisher OBEDecember 2018
Long-term impacts of play deprivation during early child development include isolation, depression, reduced self-control and poor resilience. Educators, parents and policy makers should all be…
Stuart BrownOctober 2018
A study has found that infants’ exposure to their mother’s depression predicts poor ability to sustain attention and poor executive function when the child enters…
The EditorSeptember 2017
Low-income dads often speak and play with their children in unique ways that boost school readiness. Ricardo is a committed father. But having dropped out…
Professor Natasha J. CabreraSeptember 2017
It is well known that maternal depression negatively affects children’s behaviour in the first years of life. But according to a new study, that’s not…
The EditorSeptember 2017
A study has found that continuous maternal depression in the first six years of a child’s life predicts family disharmony—but not if the father parents…
The EditorJuly 2017
Combined depression treatment and parenting training for mothers brings better outcomes for children
Two researchers, Professor Sherryl Goodman and Professor Judy Garber, argue that addressing a mother’s depression and her parenting skills at the same time can head…
The EditorMarch 2017
Addressing prenatal depression is important because it may impact the mother-child relationship even before birth. A new study has found a link between mothers’ prenatal…
The EditorDecember 2016
