News Articles on Parenting
Workplace Flexibility Key to Helping Women Maintain Careers After Childbirth
Flexibility in the workplace may be key to helping women stay in the labor force and maintain their personal career paths after childbirth, according to a new study at...
Kids Learn More Social Lessons From Stories With Humans, Rather Than Animals
A new study shows that four- to six-year-olds shared more after listening to books with human characters than books with anthropomorphic (human-like) animals. According to researchers at the Ontario...
Less Prenatal Stress Reduces Child Behavioral Problems
New research suggests expectant mothers may want to consider stress management as a way to lower the risk of problematic behavior in their offspring. Investigators from the University of...
Breaking Gender Roles May Challenge Mental Health
Emerging research out of the University of Illinois suggests that some mothers’ and fathers’ psychological well-being may suffer when their work and family identities — and the amount of financial...
School-Based Mental Health Programs Reach Large Numbers of Kids
New findings published in the Harvard Review of Psychiatry show that school-based mental health programs can reach large numbers of children and effectively improve mental health and related outcomes....
Maternal Inflammation Can Affect Fetal Brain Development
New research shows that increased levels of inflammatory markers during pregnancy can lead to changes in fetal brain development which, in turn, may increase the child’s risk of developing...
Sleep Disorders May Influence Preterm Birth
A new review by researchers at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) finds that pregnant women who are diagnosed with sleep disorders appear to be at risk of delivering...
Forcing a Positive Attitude Can Backfire
A new series of studies suggests ignoring negative emotions to remain optimistic may not be the best approach in the long run. University of California, Berkeley researchers discovered embracing...
Parents On Same Page Can Be Key to Kids’ Development
Conflicting parental opinions on how to manage a baby crying at night can undermine the co-parenting relationship — especially when the mother has stronger beliefs than the father. Parental...
Cost-Benefit Analysis Favors Intensive Early Intervention for Autism
Early therapeutic intervention is considered best practice for children with an autism spectrum disorder. But many insurance carriers and agencies are reluctant to pay for the care. New research...
