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Articles related to parents' work | Child and Family Blog

Articles relating to parents’ work by some of the world’s top child and family researchers.

Research is looking at what impact work has on mothering and fathering. What work patterns most help parents to balance their responsibilities? What gendered attitudes to parents have to work and caring roles?

fatherhood Social and Emotional Development (0-3)

Fatherhood policy failures call for broader child development research

Governments struggle to support positive, engaged fatherhood. Macroeconomics and political science might help explain what’s delaying policy reform.
Jack O'Sullivan
Jack O'SullivanDecember 2018
play, fathers, early childhood development Cognitive Development (4-12)

Pay AND play: to enhance early childhood development, fathers should do both

Play with fathers could help bridge cognitive, social and emotional learning gaps among low-income children.
Professor Natasha J. Cabrera
Professor Natasha J. CabreraOctober 2018
early child development - paternity leave Cognitive Development (0-3)

Parental leave promotes coparenting, a key to early child development

Paternity leave is a good start, but well-designed parental leave underpins the sharing of care that boosts early child development.
Professor Philip Hwang
Professor Philip HwangJuly 2018
social skills - fathers play Social Emotional Development (4-12)

Fathers develop children’s social skills to make friends

Dads can help children's social skills through secure attachment, sensitive play and opportunities in the world.
Professor Ross D. Parke
Professor Ross D. ParkeJuly 2018
Children object to losing time with fathers Social Emotional Development (4-12)

Children object to losing time with fathers to 24/7 economy

Weekdays are OK, but children resent their fathers working nights, weekends and in stressful, inflexible jobs.
Professor Lyndall Strazdins
Professor Lyndall StrazdinsJuly 2017
share care Social Emotional Development (4-12)

Parents’ working hours, far more than gender beliefs, influence how parents share care

If the mother works 41+ hours/week, fathers are 7x more likely to share care than are fathers in families in which the mother does not…
The Editor
The EditorApril 2017
mother work Social and Emotional Development (0-3)

Mothers of sons do more paid work than mothers of daughters

A German study has found that compared to parents of an only daughter, parents of an only son did more paid work.
The Editor
The EditorFebruary 2017
Home alone parental leave Social and Emotional Development (0-3)

“Home alone” parental leave for dads transforms fatherhood

Fathers become fully independent caregivers and take more responsibility for household tasks if they parent solo during parental leave.
Professor Margaret O'Brien
Professor Margaret O'BrienFebruary 2017
childcare, trust and fertility Social Emotional Development (4-12)

More trust breeds higher fertility

If trust is low, then it limits the extent to which mothers can simultaneously pursue a working career and have children. Fertility is lower.
The Editor
The EditorFebruary 2017
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