Work-from-home parents watched kids more in COVID’s first year
Parents, especially mothers, spent more time supervising their kids during the first year of the pandemic, researchers report.
Poll: What if your teen refuses holiday religious services?
In a poll, 44% of parents said that teens shouldn’t get to choose whether or not to attend holiday religious services until they’re 18.
Screens are a risky fix for preschoolers’ big feelings
Using screens to calm upset preschoolers is linked with increased emotional dysregulation in kids, a new study finds.
There’s no ‘golden rule’ for when kids should get their first phone
The age your kids get their first cell phone has little bearing on their sleep patterns, depression symptoms, or grades, researchers find.
There’s no ‘golden rule’ for when kids should get their first phone
The age your kids get their first cell phone has little bearing on their sleep patterns, depression symptoms, or grades, researchers find.
Termite kings and queens are awesome parents, and then retire
Queen and king termites are fantastic parents to upstart colonies. But only until their offspring can take over.
Fighting parents may transmit genetic risk for alcohol problems to kids
Exposure to parental discord or divorce is associated with a child’s genetic risk for alcohol problems as adults, a new study shows.
WIC may have benefits before and after pregnancy
Researchers looked at evidence from existing studies to gauge the impact of the federal nutrition program called WIC.
WIC may have benefits before and after pregnancy
Researchers looked at evidence from existing studies to gauge the impact of the federal nutrition program called WIC.
Warm parenting of teens can bring closer bond later
Warm, thoughtful parenting of adolescents can mean a closer relationship when that teen is a young adult, research finds.