So found a UK study of 51 single-mother families and 52 two-parent families with primary school aged children conceived by donor insemination.
The EditorAugust 2016
A new study has teased out competitive coparenting of 2-year-olds as a key suspect in generating angry and defiant behaviour in 7-year-old children.
The EditorJuly 2016
Unique study, filming in bedroom, finds no evidence that sleeping with infants causes problems, but long-term it can suggest couple relationship problems.
Professor Douglas M. TetiJune 2016
Many parents continue to think that spanking children makes them better behaved. A pioneering study shows that this belief is misguided.
Dr Elizabeth GershoffApril 2016
Links between normal variations in parenting and a baby’s brain development have been found in a study involving 352 mothers and their babies.
The EditorMarch 2016
Pre- and postnatal factors can change how genes work – epigenetics - causing behaviour problems in children. But a cure is possible.
Professor Barry M. LesterMarch 2016
Inequality in access to ”well-child” check-ups, exercise and healthy eating related to parents’ education. Widest in early years, when it matters most.
Dr Evrim AltintasFebruary 2016
One in six young US children live in with half/step-siblings. This is associated with heightened aggressive behavior - even if both parents live together.
Dr Paula FombyJanuary 2016
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