Forty world experts on child development and mental health have released a joint statement calling for caution when applying an...

In lectures on child development I explore how parenting style is not a fixed quality within the parent. Research demonstrates that...

In lectures I often examine research that suggests that social economic positions influences child development dramatically. A new study...

In lectures I often challenge the idea that self-esteem issues are the root of all young peoples problems. How do children construct...

It was a delight to speak at the Primary Care Child Safeguarding Conference last week. PCCSF is an independent professional organisation...

Lecturing on adolescent development, people are often surprised by the fact that 50 per cent of of mental health diagnosis are made by...

Around 75% of children and adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) also have sleep problems, but until now these have...

I am very interested in the life time studies of the impact of negative childhood experiences and how they shape the adult life. I have...

A growing body of evidence suggests that mental health education programmes can be very effective in reducing the prevalence of problems...

In lectures on human development people are often surprised when I suggest that the menopause was what made us human. The vast majority...

A recent study at Bath University of 200 teenagers has revealed interesting gender differences between teenage males and females with...

I have just been invited to speak at the Royal College of GPs 10th PCCSF conference in Birmingham.The theme is Safeguarding Adolescents...

A new study has found what might be the link between the increased risk of developing alcohol problems after exposure to alcohol in the...

Studies of children growing in stressful environments always views them from a deficit lens. However, many of the behaviors that are...

There is a great deal of confusion between "Stepping Stone Theory" and "Gateway Theory" in terms of understanding the evolution of drug...

Recent developments in the area of immuno-psychiatry have begun to identify that prenatal viral infection may be responsible for the...

A recent study found that the more days a child missed of pre-school created greater disparities in their educational attainment across...

There is always a great deal of discussion in my training and lectures on child and adolescent development regarding attachment theory. ...

In a new book out by Emeritus Professor Robert Le Vine and his Research Fellow wife Sarah, they examine parenting across different...