Sweden health agency tells parents to put down phones
Sweden's public health agency on Monday called on parents to put their phones away when spending time with their children.
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Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms: News and Research on Family
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Adolescent social health may foretell loneliness and aggressive behavior
Teens who are lonely and those who experience conflict in their home life are more likely to act aggressively toward peers or become victims themselves. These are some of the findings in a new University of California, Davis, ...
Feb 23, 2026
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Family and peer conflicts predict teenage mental health issues, study finds
Identifying the factors that contribute to psychopathology and increase the risk of experiencing specific mental health conditions is a long-standing goal for many psychology researchers. While past studies have highlighted ...
Social threat perceptions in youth linked to altered brain connectivity
Researchers at UCL Institute of Education, King's College London, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and UCLA report that perceived social threats in early adolescence are associated with altered connectivity in default ...
Marriage tied to higher health and happiness than single life, study finds
Think being single is easier? A new study suggests that marriage might give people a surprising boost in health and happiness.
Oct 1, 2025
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Parenthood not lessening loss for widowed people, 25 years of interviews suggest
Widowed parents who enjoy close relationships with their adult children still struggle with loneliness, according to the first study of its kind.
Jul 14, 2025
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Child-Parent Psychotherapy could help young traumatized children
Young children who are exposed to trauma rarely receive the help they need, partly because there are no suitable methods targeting this age group in Sweden. However, new research from Karlstad University now points to a method ...
Jun 2, 2025
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Significant declines in maternal mental health seen across the US
A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine reveals a concerning decline in self-reported mental health among mothers in the United States between 2016 and 2023. Conducted by researchers at the Columbia University Mailman ...
May 27, 2025
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Supportive co-parenting may help secure infant attachment development
The World Health Organization recommends that babies should exclusively breastfeed for at least the first six months of their lives and continue alongside the introduction of other foods for at least two years, as breastmilk ...
Feb 5, 2025
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Parental favoritism: Daughters and responsible kids get the nod, study finds
If you've ever wondered whether your parents secretly had a favorite child, they might have. Parents may be more inclined to confer the "favorite child award" to daughters and children who are agreeable and conscientious, ...
Jan 16, 2025
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