News tagged with parenting relationships


Same-sex relationships pose abuse risks, too

(HealthDay)—Though many teens find it difficult to talk about dating violence or abuse, the shroud of secrecy may be even harder to get through for same-sex couples.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 10, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

App helps parents talk to tweens about sex

A new app that helps parents discuss confronting sexual issues with their tweens (10-13 year olds) has been developed in a collaboration between psychologist and Swinburne University of Technology alumna ...

Health created Apr 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mom's sensitivity helps language development in children with hearing loss

University of Miami (UM) Psychologist Alexandra L. Quittner leads one of the largest, most nationally representative studies of the effects of parenting on very young, deaf children who have received cochlear implants. The ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Oxytocin produces more engaged fathers and more responsive infants

A large body of research has focused on the ability of oxytocin to facilitate social bonding in both marital and parenting relationships in human females. A new laboratory study, led by Dr. Ruth Feldman from Bar-Ilan University ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The skills that make us a good partner make us a good parent

Being a good partner may make you a better parent, according to a new study. The same set of skills that we tap to be caring toward our partners is what we use to nurture our children, researchers found.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

AAP provides grief counseling guidance for pediatricians

(HealthDay)—Pediatricians have an important role in supporting parents and siblings following the death of a child, according to a clinical report published online Nov. 26 in Pediatrics.

Pediatrics created Nov 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Insulin sensitivity lower in adults born preterm

(HealthDay)—Middle-aged adults who were born preterm, even moderately preterm (32 to 36 weeks' gestation), are less insulin sensitive compared with adults who were born at term, according to research published ...

Diabetes created Sep 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Source of conflict: Study finds factors that can shape divorced mothers' co-parenting experiences

The type of relationship a woman has with her ex-partner is a factor in how the couple shares custody of children, according to a Kansas State University expert on postdivorce and co-parenting relationships.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Parents less likely to develop colds, research shows

There is no question that being a parent is, at times, challenging both physically and mentally. However knowledge of the actual affect parenthood has on health has been inconsistent at best, until now.

Health created Jul 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mothers and OCD children trapped in rituals have impaired relationships

A new study from Case Western Reserve University finds mothers tend to be more critical of children with obsessive-compulsive disorder than they are of other children in the family. And, that parental criticism is linked ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study links quality of mother-toddler relationship to teen obesity

The quality of the emotional relationship between a mother and her young child could affect the potential for that child to be obese during adolescence, a new study suggests.

Health created Dec 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Parent-adolescent cell phone conversations reveal a lot about the relationship

The nature of cell phone communication between a parent and adolescent child can affect the quality of their relationship, and much depends on who initiates the call and the purpose and tone of the conversation, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fathers still matter to kids who have moved out

BYU family life professor Larry Nelson's oldest daughter Jessica graduated from high school this spring, so his career researching the transition to adulthood is starting to get personal.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Family relationships may protect early teens from alcohol use

(Medical Xpress) -- Close family relationships may protect teenagers from alcohol use, according to research by The University of Queensland’s Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research (CYSAR) and the Centre for Adolescent ...

Health created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0