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
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.
Researchers have found that fathers who stimulate their 9-month-olds during play are more likely to enjoy secure attachment 3 to 9 months later.
Child & Family Blog EditorFebruary 2020
The coparenting study contributes to our growing understanding of how complex family systems operate, with different relationships influencing each other.
Child & Family Blog EditorFebruary 2020
Gender nonconforming youth are more likely to experience rejection and verbal, physical and sexual abuse from both parents and peers.
Child & Family Blog EditorFebruary 2020
Both increasing parent-child cognitive stimulation and reducing maternal stress have cascading positive impacts on each other as the child grows up, making the case for…
Child & Family Blog EditorNovember 2019
Reminiscing has been described as “emotional socialisation”, nurturing a child’s emotional development. Parents sensitively reminiscing about earlier experiences with their children is part of early…
Child & Family Blog EditorNovember 2019
Men and fathering develop through successful transitions to offer the closeness, engagement and connection needed for positive father-child relationships.
Professor Rob PalkovitzNovember 2019
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
