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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·September 20, 2023·3 min read

          Dad Time Boosts Kids’ School Success

          A new study reveals that fathers engaging in interactive activities with their children, such as reading and playing, significantly improve their kids' primary school performance. Analysis of the Millennium Cohort Study showed children of involved dads performed better by ages five and seven.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·January 24, 2023·4 min read

          Poor Co-parenting Linked to Depression in Dads

          Men who have poor co-parenting relationships with their partners in the months following the birth of their child are more likely to be depressed by the time their children are toddlers.
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          ·December 3, 2022·6 min read

          Fatherhood Changes Men’s Brains

          Researchers find significant changes in fathers' brains between the prenatal and the postpartum period. The main changes occurred in cortical areas associated with visual processing, attention, and empathy toward their baby.
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          ·July 20, 2022·3 min read

          ‘Cuddle Hormone’ Oxytocin Strongly Affects Male Mice on Becoming Fathers

          Neurons that secrete oxytocin in the paraventricular nucleus in the hypothalamus are responsible for activating paternal instincts in new fathers, a mouse model study finds.
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          FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology
          ·July 6, 2022·3 min read

          Depression in Fathers and Children Linked, Regardless of Genetic Relatedness

          Paternal depression may contribute to adolescent depression and behavioral problems, regardless of whether or not the father and child are genetically related, researchers say.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·May 29, 2022·4 min read

          How Men React When Becoming a Dad Isn’t Part of the Plan

          Unplanned fatherhood is linked to an increased risk of postnatal depression in both parents and behavioral problems in the offspring, researchers report.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·November 12, 2021·5 min read

          Caring, Confident Dads Have Structurally Different Brains

          Fathers who have more positive attitudes about their parenting abilities, and fatherhood in general, show differences in their brains to those who don't, researchers report.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·June 19, 2021·5 min read

          A Father’s Parenting Style Could Be Predicted in Advance of His Child’s Birth

          Expectant fathers with higher levels of brain activation and oxytocin later endorsed a more "child-led" empathetic style of parenting once their child was born.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·June 18, 2021·5 min read

          Men Doing More Family Caregiving Could Lower Their Risk of Suicide

          Men's caregiving work within a family may help to protect them against suicide, particularly in times of economic difficulties.
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          This shows a dad and his little girl on a nature walk at sunset
          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·April 9, 2021·5 min read

          Masculine Traits Linked to Better Parenting For Some Dads

          Some traditional masculine stereotypes, such as being adventurous and competitive, were linked to being better fathers to infant children. This is especially true if men also adopt a nurturing role. However, one trait, hostile sexism, was not linked to improvements in parenting skills.
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          FeaturedPsychology
          ·April 5, 2021·3 min read

          Anxiety Among Fathers Is Higher Than Recently Reported

          A new study reports paternal anxiety is much higher than previously reported. Findings reveal anxiety in men during the perinatal period was 11%. Previous reports found anxiety in males during this period was under 4%.
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          This shows a dad holding his sleeping baby
          FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology
          ·February 4, 2021·4 min read

          Father’s Early-Life Exposure to Stress Associated With Child’s Brain Development

          Stress experienced by fathers during early life was associated with more rapid development of white matter tracts in his child's brain.
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