A more comprehensive model of poverty’s impact would improve childhood interventions and understanding of how disadvantage affects lives.
Willem E. FrankenhuisOctober 2020
Articles relating to child and family stress by some of the world’s top child and family researchers.
Researchers are looking at the factors that lead to parent and child stress, for example, family instability, poverty, using corporal punishment on children. What are the impacts of stress on families and on the child, for example, the child’s mental health? How can minority and immigrant families suffering stress be supported?
Parental conflict is common in many families, and childhood depression, anxiety, and aggression may be the outcome.
Chrystyna D. KourosOctober 2020
What are child development scientists advising parents to do about learning at home during COVID-19 lockdowns?
Miriam FisherOctober 2020
Pandemic shows children’s well-being depends on parents staying in good mental shape.
Suniya S. LutharOctober 2020
Physical punishment of children has emotionally and psychologically negative effects across cultural communities, hindering developmental potential.
Jaipaul L. RoopnarineSeptember 2020
Children’s self-esteem is built on two pillars: acceptance and competence.
Eddie BrummelmanSeptember 2020
Explaining how Covid-19 moves and causes sickness works better than admonishment to encourage handwashing and social distancing.
Vanessa LoBueJune 2020
Emotionally supportive parenting can help disadvantaged children and has been shown to have long-term positive impact.
Xutong ZhangApril 2020
