Grandparents are valuable to children’s social networks and well-being. In this post I will discuss scientific findings of a recent study about the level of grandparental support provided to children. [ … ]

The ability to respond flexibly is important for children’s functioning. For example, cognitive flexibility has been related to math and reading performance and social understanding. In this post I will [ … ]

A variety of family structures exist beyond the traditional two-parent, biological, heterosexual households with children. For example, single parent, step families, same-sex couple households and living apart/together families have increased [ … ]

Parent-child book reading has important benefits for children’s development. In this post I will explain the psychological effects of shared book reading on children and parents.  Benefits of shared book [ … ]

Learning to play a musical instrument can strengthen children’s brains. This post will discuss a recent scientific article about the effects of music training on children’s development.  Learning to play [ … ]

Talking with teens about sex-related topics can positively affect safer sex behaviors among adolescents. So, let’s talk about sex! Parents as agents of sexual socialization Parents may have an important [ … ]

How much time do teenagers spend on social media across their development? And what are the long-term effects of time spent on social media? In this post, I will discuss [ … ]

Parents commonly question children from early on in their development. Questions stimulate language learning and general content learning. This study explores what type of questions during parent-child conversations can be [ … ]

Mindfulness means living in the present moment and paying attention to your thoughts and feelings without judging them. This study explored how parental mindfulness is related to children’s problem behavior. [ … ]