Key points Some child temperament characteristics can pose challenges for parenting effectively. It's important that parents build strong, positive relationships and manage their own emotional ...

This research examined alternative mechanisms in the etiology of attachment disorganization. The authors hypothesized that negative intrusive parenting would significantly predict children's ...

Another parent said “routines, boundaries, and expectations” have worked well for them. “Kids are typically more well-behaved ...

A group of international researchers examined parental methods to help toddlers sleep across 14 cultures and found that these methods are related to the development of a child’s temperament. The ...

A group of international researchers examined parental methods to help toddlers sleep across 14 cultures and found that these methods are related to the development of a child's temperament. The ...

A research team tracked children from infancy through age 3 to explore the roots of emotional overeating. Parents/caregivers were surveyed about the children's temperaments and whether they consumed ...

A new study indicates that early experiences of environmental harshness, in combination with a child's temperament, can influence later problem-solving abilities. Following early exposure to harsh ...

Child Development, Vol. 88, No. 4, SPECIAL SECTION: Positive Youth Development in Diverse and Global Contexts (JULY/AUGUST 2017), pp. 1057-1062 (6 pages) In Turkey, responsive behaviors toward kin are ...

A new study published in Translational Psychiatry reports that mothers with a history of adverse childhood experiences tend ...

I often hear from parents that common parenting advice hasn’t worked well with their children, or that what was effective with one child did not seem to work with another child. This often comes up ...