How a new mother reacts to her partner’s early interactions with their baby may affect his parenting quality later on,
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Are birth mothers satisfied with decisions to place children for adoption?
New research findings from Baylor University’s Diana R. Garland School of Social Work could change the adoption landscape for birth
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Preterm newborns sleep better in NICU while hearing their mother’s voice: Novel strategy can help improve sleep in a noisy neonatal intensive care unit
Hearing a recording of their mother’s voice may help neonates maintain sleep while in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU),
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Are your children overdoing it? Too many extracurricular activities can do more harm than good
The growing demand for children to get involved in organized activities outside of school is placing unprecedented strain upon families.
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Long-term effects of pre-birth exposure to anti-depressants 12 years later
Selective serotonin reuptake (SSRI) antidepressant treatment during pregnancy is associated with better performance on a computerized task to measure cognitive
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Mothers of children born with NAS are more likely to experience mental health problems
According to a new study, mothers of infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) have a higher prevalence of mental health
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Modeling prosocial behavior increases helping in 16-month-olds
Shortly after they turn 1, most babies begin to help others, whether by handing their mother an object out of
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