Sometimes when the brains of parent and child are too synced it can be a sign of relationship difficulties.
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The gentle parenting movement has exploded in popularity on social media. But is it good for kids or parents?
Children use play to express themselves and process their emotions. Here’s how parents can make the most of play time together.
Up to 35% of mothers and fathers don’t fall in love with their baby immediately.
The debate on spanking is over. Scientific studies consistently show that it is harmful to children, increasing the likelihood of mental health problems and antisocial behaviours.
Attachment theory can help in understanding some disruptive class behaviour.
Not long ago, an email went around some of the academic lists I subscribe to entitled “New parenting study released”. Heart sinking a little as I clicked the link to a New Yorker article, I expected to…
A recent report from the Sutton Trust is the latest in a line of recommendations for family policy to focus on promoting secure attachment between parents and their children. What puzzles me is why the…
The idea that parenting matters for early child development is now widely accepted. We also now know a great deal about the role of parenting in social inequalities in development. Parents with more resources…
It used to be said that the difficulty with parenting is that no-one gives you a manual, but you could argue that adage is no longer true. From “tiger mums” to “attachment parents”, countless manifestos…
Breastfeeding generally falls under the jurisdiction of mothers, so I decided to ask a group of mothers I see regularly on Saturday morning what they thought of the recent Time magazine cover portraying…
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NHMRC Early Career Fellow, The Kids Research Institute Australia
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Professor and Canada Research Chair in Childhood Adversity and Resilience, University of Manitoba
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Doctoral Supervisor, Bath Spa University
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Professor, Department of Psychology, University of York
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Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellow in Parenting Culture Studies, University of Kent
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Full Professor of Clinical Psychology, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Academic Director of Early Start & Professor of Child Development, University of Wollongong
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Compton Foundation Centennial Professor of Social Work for the Prevention of Children's and Youth Problems, Columbia University
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visiting professor at UCL, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Clinical Child and Family Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Essex
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Professor of Play Therapy, University of South Carolina
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology