Mothers with more than one child reported more sleep disruptions that mothers with just one child. The number of children did not impact the quality, or quantity, of sleep for fathers. Read More
Breastfeeding mothers with higher levels of oxytocin show more enhanced positive recognition of adult faces. The findings shed light on how oxytocin may support both continued nurturing behaviors and affects general social cognition of other adults. Read More
Positive interaction with direct eye contact between mother and infant enhances the ability to synchronize brain waves. Read More
While there is a clear genetic link between young mothers and ADHD in their children, the association is not necessarily causal. Read More
Study sheds light on the olfactory importance of the smell of a newborn baby's head and mother-child bonding. Read More
Mothers who address their teens with a neutral tone of voice elicit more positive and less negative emotions in their children, increasing closeness. Those who speak with a controlling tone evoke negative emotions and have a less close bond with their teenage child. Read More
Fathers who sleep more than other fathers experience lower overall well-being and closeness with their partners and children, while women who are able to sleep more report a greater sense of well-being. The study also found exercise impacts parental moods, reporting on days where men exercise more than usual, they are less likely to argue. By contrast, mothers who embark on more physical activity during the day experienced higher levels of emotional negativity and were more likely to have arguments. Researchers speculate this could be a result of paternal 'stress' of taking up the primary caregiving role for a time to allow his wife time to herself, causing a more argumentative state in males. Read More
Researchers report increases in cortical responses to infants' faces between the prenatal to postnatal period is associated with more positive relationships with the baby after birth. Read More
A new study reports mother rats who received hormone replacement therapy responded worse to memory and spatial learning tasks than those who had not given birth. Researchers suggest a woman's reproductive history could impact how the brain responds to hormones later in life. Read More
A new study reports mothers who demonstrate better emotional control and problem solving abilities have a more positive influence on their child's behavior. Read More
A new study reveals longer breastfeeding is associated with increased maternal sensitivity well into childhood. Read More
According to researchers, babies whose mothers were more anxious spent longer focusing on environmental threats than those whose moms were more relaxed. Read More
