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The Challenges of Positive Parenting
Having a good relationship with our children is important. Research on attachment, for example, shows that the way parents connect to their children has wide-ranging consequences for their mental health, self-control and ability to create meaningful relationships with others.
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Worried About Your Kids’ Social Skills Post-Lockdown?
Before the coronavirus pandemic began, Michael Munson’s 3-year-old son saw a group of close friends at his preschool at least a few times a week. When he wasn’t in school, he and his 1-year-old sister
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New Research From Clinical Psychological Science
A sample of research on neuroticism and anxiety, mourning, positive emotion training effects on youths aggression, maternal depression, inflammatory biomarkers and depression, suicide, and a network approach to mental problems.
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New Research in Psychological Science
A sample of research on distortion in visual perception, how children learn spelling, and a replication of a study on predicting suicide attempts.
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National Academies Release Report on Healthy Behavioral Development in Children and Youth
A new report by the National Academy of Sciences, penned by psychological scientists and other experts, calls for broad-based efforts by the US government to improve the mental health of children.
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New Research From Clinical Psychological Science
A sample of research exploring academic achievement in children with autism; self, memory, and childhood trauma; and goal pursuit in individuals with anxiety.