FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 26, 2017·4 min readHow To Keep It Together Mentally When Your Child Can’t SleepResearchers find a correlation between concern over their infant's sleep patterns and parental depression. When problems with infant sleep are resolved, parental depression was significantly lifted.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 16, 2017·4 min readNavigating the Tricky Waters of Being a StepdadA new article looks at the often difficult roles stepdads have in their families and the opportunities step parenting holds.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 8, 2017·5 min readFatherhood Factors Influence How Dads Spend Time with ChildrenAccording to researchers, resources, relationships and parenting beliefs play key roles in how a father spends time with his children.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 25, 2017·4 min readFathers’ Brains Respond Differently to Daughters Than SonsAccording to researchers, dads with toddler daughters are more responsive to their child's needs than fathers with toddler sons.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 18, 2017·5 min readStudy of Sisters Helps Explain Dad’s Influence on Risky Sexual BehaviorA new study reveals that genes aren't the only factor in female sexual behavior, the quality of the father and daughter relationship also plays a role.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 14, 2017·5 min readWhy Facebook May Fuel New Mothers’ InsecurityA new report addresses who social media participation can make new moms feel insecure.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 21, 2017·4 min readOlder Mothers Are Better MothersChildren of older mothers tend to experience fewer behavioral, emotional and social problems at the ages of 7 and 11, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 6, 2017·3 min readDisruptive Children Do Not Inspire Similar Behavior in SiblingsA new study reports children are likely to learn how not to behave like their more disruptive siblings.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 26, 2017·7 min readThe Making of Music: Study Proposes New Theory of Evolution of Infant Directed SongMusic, specifically infant directed song, could have evolved as a means to allow parents to let their children know their needs are being met, while freeing them up to perform other essential tasks, a new study theorizes.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 25, 2017·4 min readSons of Cocaine Using Fathers Have Profound Memory ImpairmentsResearch suggests men who use cocaine at the time of conception could increase the risk of their son developing learning difficulties and memory loss.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 2, 2017·10 min readBabies Exposed to Stimulation Get a Brain BoostContrary to popular belief, exposing children to stimuli early can help to boost their development, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 22, 2016·4 min readPlastic Compound BPS Alters Mom’s Behavior and Brain Regions: Mouse StudyBPS affects a neuroanatomy and maternal behavior in pregnant and lactating mice, including an association with an increased risk of infanticide.Read More