Parents influence children’s brain development in ways that can shape how we think about our experiences for a lifetime.
Nim TottenhamFebruary 2021
In adolescent pregnancies, we need to pay more attention to the increasingly negative effects of shocks such as COVID-19, displacement, and natural disasters.
Alice J. WuermliOctober 2020
According to a new video study, there is no evidence that physical manifestations of chaos at home negatively affect the quality of infants’ play.
Katelyn FletcherOctober 2020
Millions of years ago, our species established childraising practices that shaped children to be cooperative and intelligent. What are these long-established practices?
Darcia NarvaezOctober 2020
Children’s self-esteem is built on two pillars: acceptance and competence.
Eddie BrummelmanSeptember 2020
Greater father involvement has been found to be linked with academic performance at school. This was true for all socioeconomic groups.
Child & Family Blog EditorMay 2020
Emotionally supportive parenting can help disadvantaged children and has been shown to have long-term positive impact.
Xutong ZhangApril 2020
This experiment, conducted in Canada, confirmed the importance of singing to babies and the positive effects that familiar songs have on them.
Child & Family Blog EditorApril 2020
