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Mothers, but not fathers, follow their own moms' parenting practices
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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.
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Watching TV Can Improve Parenting And Child Behaviour
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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.
Immigrants overcome great odds to raise children in foreign lands, say researchers
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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 ...
Ending the cycle of poverty
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Dec 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- While many academically talented high-school students in Providence, Rhode Island, are figuring out what outfit to wear to school on a particular day, other top grade-earners are busily getting ...
Parents 'avoid pregnancy' rather than face testing choices
Feb 11, 2009 |
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Parents of children with genetic conditions may avoid the need to choose whether to undergo pre-natal testing or to abort future pregnancies by simply avoiding subsequent pregnancy altogether, a study has found.
Widespread use of teleradiology services could be declining
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Researchers have found recent evidence that shows the growth of external, off-hours teleradiology services (EOTSs) has slowed in recent years, despite a significant increase in the number of radiology practices using those ...
Parental supervision during high school may curb college drinking problems
Mar 07, 2008 |
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Parental monitoring can reduce high-school drinking and, as a result, have a protective effect on students’ drinking at college, says research published this week in the online open access journal Substance Abuse Treatment, Pr ...
The developing child: Rating aggressive and delinquent behavior in pre-adolescence
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Nov 19, 2009 |
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In a study published in an upcoming issue of The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry researchers show that over reactive parenting, such as heavy criticism or yelling as a response to a child's negative behavior, can pr ...
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