http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. A rare form of testicular tumour has provided scientists with new insights into how genetic changes (mutations) arise in our children. The research, funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Danish Cancer Society, could explain why certain diseases are more common in the children of older fathers. http://www.physorg.com/news175702626.html Medicine & Health Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:17:49 EST news175702626 When it comes to how they raise their children, mothers today tend to follow the same practices their own mothers did, according to a new study that looked at parenting practices across two generations. http://www.physorg.com/news169051240.html Medicine & Health Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:41:05 EST news169051240 New research from the Journal of Marriage and Family shows that children born outside of marriage are less likely to be visited by their father when the mother is involved in a new romantic relationship. Many children born outside of marriage are born to parents in unstable relationships and often live apart from their fathers.  The study finds that a mother`s social decisions have a direct effect on the contact between a father and his child. http://www.physorg.com/news168528290.html Other Sciences Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:40:05 EST news168528290 When a dad changes diapers and makes pediatrician's appointments, he's more likely to stay interested and involved when his child makes the transition to school, said a new University of Illinois study that explores the role of parent involvement on student achievement. http://www.physorg.com/news164902017.html Medicine & Health Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:07:32 EST news164902017 Elvire Vaucher is a professor at the Université de Montréal School of Optometry. Her husband is an artist who works from home. Upon the birth of their second child in 2003, she took only three months maternity leave while her husband stayed at home, a situation that isn't that uncommon anymore. http://www.physorg.com/news155938128.html Other Sciences Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:09:03 EST news155938128 Children of older fathers perform less well in a range of cognitive tests during infancy and early childhood, according to a study published this week in the open-access journal PLoS Medicine. In contrast, the study finds that children with older mothers gain higher scores in the same tests - designed to measure the ability to think and reason, including concentration, learning, memory, speaking and reading skills. http://www.physorg.com/news155813766.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 Mar 2009 10:36:42 EST news155813766 Single fathers should never be prevented from seeing their children. Even in the toughest family conflicts, interaction should always continue between father and child according to sociologist Germain Dulac, a researcher at the Université de Montréal's Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Violence Against Women and Families. http://www.physorg.com/news140101102.html Medicine & Health Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:58:22 EST news140101102 (PhysOrg.com) -- It's that time of year when parents are buying college supplies and textbooks, while their children are packing their bags and preparing to leave the 'nest' for the first time. http://www.physorg.com/news137771717.html Other Sciences Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:55:17 EST news137771717 A large number of U.S. children live or will live with a "social father," a man who is married to or cohabiting with the child's mother, but is not the biological father. A new study in the Journal of Marriage and Family examined differences in the parenting practices of four groups of fathers according to whether they were biologically related to a child and whether they were married to the child's mother. Researchers found that married social fathers exhibited equivalent or higher quality parenting behaviors than married and cohabiting biological fathers. http://www.physorg.com/news136738360.html Other Sciences Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:52:40 EST news136738360