A recent study found correlations between helicopter parenting and decreased adjustment in college freshmen, specifically through frustrated competence and autonomy. These connections suggest a link between overparenting and challenges in educational, relational, and psychological domains during the transition to college.
Parental paranoia predicts their children's safety behaviors, indicating an intergenerational transmission of these traits.
New research in NeuroImage shows children's brain activity aligns more with mothers than fathers during shared activities. Parental stress can dampen this neural bond, highlighting the impact of family dynamics on child development.
While parents favor free play for educational value, experts advocate for guided play, which is goal-oriented and supports learning in areas like math and literacy. This discrepancy underscores the need to educate parents on the benefits of guided play for...
A study in China found that parental phubbing, where parents focus on phones over interacting with their children, leads to increased sleep problems in adolescents. This effect is mediated by negative emotions, especially in those with lower self-control.
A Swiss study found toddlers use more screen media when their parents are stressed, especially if parents view screen time positively. Parental stress and attitudes both influence children's screen usage, suggesting screen media acts as a coping tool for stressed...
A recent study published in JAMA Psychiatry suggests that strong bonds with parents and other adults play a crucial role in fostering mental health resilience in young adulthood.
New research links excessive screen time to developmental and behavioral issues in U.S. children, especially in preschoolers and boys. Analyzing over 100,000 children aged 0-17, it finds associations with ADHD, ASD, and other problems.
Secure attachment in children is built through consistent, effective responses from caregivers to their needs. Secure attachment has many benefits including better emotional intelligence and school preparedness. It's formed not from single experiences but through consistent interactions.
Children with more siblings generally exhibit lower cognitive skills due to diluted parental resources, but having older siblings can enhance social behavior. However, adding younger siblings may negatively impact both cognitive and social development in first-born children.
A study focusing on the relationships between older couples and their children revealed that those in stepfamilies generally reported less positive and more negative interactions with their children compared to couples in non-stepfamilies. In general, mothers reported more positive relationships...
New research indicates that climate change anxiety significantly affects the mental health of expectant mothers, leading to increased prenatal worry and depression. The study, involving 103 pregnant women, used quantitative and qualitative methods to link environmental concerns with heightened antenatal...
The brains of first-time mothers undergo significant changes in volume and thickness during late pregnancy and the early postpartum period, according to new research published in Nature Neuroscience.
The prevailing belief in many parts of the world is that having children is key to happiness – and that people who don’t have children are unfulfilled in their lives. But is this really the case? The answer to this...
A new study has found that early and excessive screen time in children is significantly associated with sensory processing difficulties. The findings have been published in JAMA Pediatrics.