Search results for parenting practices:
Children affected by parents' behavior following trauma
May 02, 2008 |
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A new study in the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy examines the role that specific parenting practices may play in children’s adjustment after trauma. The study suggests that the quality of parenting practices follow ...
Biological fathers not necessarily the best, social dads parent well too
Jul 31, 2008 |
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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 examin ...
Massive study finds parenting practices don't suffer during divorce
Dec 10, 2007 |
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New research is challenging the notion that parents who divorce necessarily exhibit a diminished capacity to parent in the period following divorce. A large, longitudinal study conducted by University of Alberta sociology ...
Mothers, but not fathers, follow their own moms' parenting practices
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 09, 2009 |
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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.
Supportive co-parenting may reduce some child behavior problems
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 03, 2009 |
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Warm, cooperative co-parenting between mothers and fathers may help protect children who are at risk for some types of behavior problems, a new study suggests.
Parental drinking and parenting practices influence adolescent drinking
Feb 04, 2008 |
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Adolescence is a critical time of development on many different levels, but especially concerning the initiation and escalation of alcohol use. For example, the proportion of American adolescents who regularly drink alcohol ...
Assessing domestic violence in custody disputes critical to assure safety in parenting plans
Jun 24, 2008 |
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Custody disputes among separated spouses can become especially difficult when there are allegations of domestic violence. When abuse appears to be jointly afflicted, less serious in nature, or a relatively isolated event, ...
Impact of positive parenting can last for generations
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 01, 2009 |
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A new study that looks at data on three generations of Oregon families shows that "positive parenting" - including factors such as warmth, monitoring children's activities, involvement, and consistency of discipline - not ...
Watching TV Can Improve Parenting And Child Behaviour
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 22, 2006 |
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Watching television parenting programmes like ITV's Driving Mum and Dad Mad really can help improve parenting skills and modify children's behavioural problems, according to a study at The University of Manchester.
Dads have bigger influence on child's BMI
May 05, 2007 |
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Australian researchers say fathers may have more influence than mothers in determining whether a child becomes overweight.
Mothers' influence is decisive in tots' first year
Jun 23, 2008 |
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[B]Study says parenting style and baby's temperament predict challenging behavior in later childhood[/B] The way mothers interact with their babies in the first year of life is strongly related to how children behave lat ...
Study: Genetic risk for substance use can be neutralized by good parenting
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 10, 2009 |
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A genetic risk factor that increases the likelihood that youth will engage in substance use can be neutralized by high levels of involved and supportive parenting, according to a new University of Georgia study.
Immigrants overcome great odds to raise children in foreign lands, say researchers
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 04, 2009 |
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A recent surge in immigration rates has led psychologists to study how these families are coping and thriving in their adopted countries. In a special June issue of the Journal of Family Psychology, published by the Americ ...
Do your children push the boundaries? It may be a sign of future leadership abilities study shows
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 28, 2009 |
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Children whose parents use a firm parenting style that still allows them to test the rules and learn from it are more likely to assume leadership roles as adults according to a new study published in a recent edition of The ...
Today's parents 'not to blame' for teenage problem behaviour
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 31, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Poor parenting is not the reason for an increase in problem behaviour amongst teenagers, according to research led by Oxford University.
