Parental playfulness is about physical, cognitive and social behaviour marked by creativity, joy, imagination and humour when parents are fully present.
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Parents are guided to respond to their child’s behavioural challenges in real time.
The best part of having fun with rhymes and words, noticing letters and reading together is that interactions build both early literacy skills and family connections.
Parents and caregivers don’t need to craft perfect summer plans. What children truly need is to feel emotionally safe.
Psychology researchers studying parent-child relationships and child mental health offer five ways parents can address public discourse around a trade war.
Adolescence compellingly showcases the disturbing experiences of youth confronted with bullying, misogyny and gender-based violence, as well as the relationships between fathers and their sons.
Science-based insights can help dial down parents’ anxiety by reminding them to let go of what they can’t control and focus on what matters most.
Parenting’s ultimate goal is raising healthy, happy, successful children. Figuring out how to keep parenting once the kids are adults is just another transition.
It is normal for an older child to behave in ways parents will find challenging when a sibling arrives, and for parents to feel upset they cannot spend as much time with their older children.
‘Old Enough’ exemplifies many important insights for parents about nurturing relationships with their children that support their emerging independence.
Who belongs at university? Fostering connections between a downtown campus and families facing social, cultural and economic barriers can begin early with literacy and community-building programs.
Strong, positive and supporting relationships between siblings can support people’s well-being throughout their lifetimes, and parenting approaches matter.
Being able to recognize and respond to a child’s needs is about being attentive and caring for the child, and this can be achieved by any caregiver.
Engaging in purposeful, meaningful and strategic conversations with children can directly support children’s language comprehension, an important component of reading.
Young children love to play with their mums and dads. But for busy parents, it’s often the last thing they feel like doing.
The lines between family life and Buddhist monasticism are not so ‘either/or’ as they might seem.
Extensive evidence shows the harms of spanking, and 65 other countries or states worldwide have already banned it. Why has Canada not done the same by repealing Section 43 of the Criminal Code?
Emotion-focused parenting programs can enhance parents’ ability to positively affect their children’s emotional development.
The way a parent or caregiver responds in this situation is extremely important.
Sound sleep, for long enough every night, with consistent bed and wake-up times are critical for kids’ health. A child development expert suggests some overarching tips to help get you there.
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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Adjuct Faculty University of Guelph, Former Chair, Early Childhood Studies and Founder of The Love Model Inc.
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Sessional Instructor, Faculty of Education, University of Windsor
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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal
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Professor, School of Psychology, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, University of Calgary
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Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Windsor
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Professor of Psychology, Western University
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Part-time faculty, Department of Education, Concordia University; Postdoctoral fellow, Centre for Research on Children and Families (CRCF), McGill University, Concordia University
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Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, Wayne State University
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Professor of Clinical Psychology, Mississippi State University
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Professor of Comparative Religion, Miami University
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PhD Student, Department of Psychology, University of Calgary
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Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Calgary
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PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne