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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 ...
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 ...
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.
Center-based care and insensitive parenting may have lasting effects
May 15, 2009 |
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A growing number of American children are enrolled in child care and questions remain about how these settings may affect them in both positive and negative ways. A new study published in the May/June 2009 issue of the journal ...
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.
Nurses are assessing mothers with mental health issues despite lack of guidance and formal training
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 06, 2009 |
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Researchers have raised serious concerns about the lack of guidance and training provided for nurses involved in assessing the parenting capacity of mothers with serious mental illnesses.
Cultural biases may influence parenting studies, scientist finds
Apr 03, 2008 |
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When two University of Illinois scientists set out to learn about the differences in Chinese and American parenting behaviors at mealtime, they learned something important about the reliability of cross-cultural research.
Mother-child attachment, children's temperament play a role in terrible 2 conflicts
Mar 25, 2008 |
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Stories about the “terrible twos” abound in parenting lore. New research published in the March/April 2008 issue of the journal Child Development finds that the way mothers and their 2-year-olds relate to each other affect ...
Mom's behavior key to dad's involvement in child care
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 01, 2008 |
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Mothers play an important role in determining how much fathers get involved in taking care of their infants, according to new research. A study of 97 couples found that fathers were more involved in the day-to-day care of ...
More support needed for families adopting from foster care
May 14, 2009 |
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A new University of Illinois study of families adopting from foster care revealed significant declines in professional services and social support over the first three years of adoptive family life, even though parents indicated ...
Family wealth may explain differences in test scores in school-age children
Mar 25, 2008 |
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A new study published in the March/April 2008 issue of the journal Child Development finds that family wealth might partly explain differences in test scores in school-age children. The study, conducted by researchers at New ...
Testosterone turns male juncos into blustery hunks -- and bad dads
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Oct 15, 2007 |
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The ability to ramp up testosterone production appears to drive male dark-eyed juncos to find and win mates, but it comes with an evolutionary cost. Big fluctuations in testosterone may also cause males to ...
Teaching autistic teens to make friends
Apr 07, 2009 |
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During the first week of class, the teens' eyes were downcast, their responses were mumbled and eye contact was almost nonexistent. By Week 12, though, these same kids were talkative, responsive and engaged.
Strong marriage helps couples deal with tempermental baby
Apr 17, 2007 |
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Couples with infants who are particularly fussy or difficult typically do just fine as parents – as long as they have a strong marital relationship.
Youth's social problems contribute to anxiety and depression
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 25, 2008 |
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Socially successful children tend to have fewer symptoms of anxiety or depression, while children with problems such as anxiety and depression tend to have difficulties forming relationships and being accepted by friends. ...
