Research shows that the quality of the parenting of both parents the child lives with influences joint custody outcomes – higher quality parenting is associated…
Child & Family Blog EditorAugust 2019
A good parent-child relationship is vital for the development of children. Researchers are looking at the impact of different factors on the parent-child relationship: for example, long working hours, family separation, poverty and child abuse. Researchers are also looking at how the parent and child relationship develops in different family formations.
Male violence, exceeds female violence by a very significant margin. The origins of this lie in early childhood development, with the first differences appearing in…
Child & Family Blog EditorJuly 2019
A father’s brain is shaped much more by extent to which he is engaged in caring, or has been in the past: the more/less he…
Child & Family Blog EditorJuly 2019
Overbearing parents can harm toddlers’ capacities to manage their feelings and actions, opening pathways to later difficulties with school and friends.
Professor Lilly ShanahanMay 2019
When mothers report fathers as being responsive to their needs, exclusive breastfeeding is more likely, the parental relationship is stronger, and early childhood development is…
Child & Family Blog EditorMay 2019
The Global Fatherhood Charter was drafted in consultation with 21 leading child development researchers across the world in 2019, to help all those supporting fatherhood…
Professor Michael E. LambMay 2019
Both the mother’s and father’s mind-mindedness when a baby is four months and 12 months old influence the way the baby manages emotions at 12…
Child & Family Blog EditorApril 2019
Research into the neuroscience and biology of fatherhood has concluded that the idea that women are “primary caregivers”, solely responsible for nurture and care, limits…
Child & Family Blog EditorMarch 2019
