Concerned Others, the parents, partners and close friends of those with substance misuse problems, are a neglected group at the best of...

It's a first: approximately 100 scientists in 42 countries joined forces to learn about the incidence of parental burnout. They found...

Exposure to COVID-19 could pose a risk to the health and aging of individuals who aren't even born yet, according to a newly published...

The golden rule of parenting is that roughhouse play always ends in tears. The rough and tumble of play fighting with dad however is...

A first of its kind in Canada, the study found parents of young children reporting high levels of life or parenting stress were less...

I was delighted to be invited to speak at DHI's Concerned Other Conference Reach Out 2020. Despite the challenges of lock down, DHI...

I recently watched the Netflix documentary “Three Identical Strangers.” Without too much of a spoiler alert, triplets who were separated...

Outside of work, I am a very keen family historian. It fascinates me how people lived everyday lives in past millennia and how their...

I have long suggested that parenting does not belong solely to a parent. Parenting style is determined where the resources of a parent...

I have recently had a series of debates with psychologists, social workers and family workers around the country regarding Attachment...

In marriage, conflict is inevitable. Even the happiest couples argue. And research shows they tend to argue about the same topics as...

This is a timely study after the end of the long summer holiday. In lectures I often discuss how parenting is bi-directional. Parenting...

In training and lectures I discuss the idea of homophily. This describes the how we tend to be drawn to others who are similar to us in...

What really matters in caring for babies may be different than commonly thought, says Lehigh University researcher Susan S. Woodhouse, an...

Ever intrigued by the concept of laughter as alliance and power, I was interested to read this recent study that showed babies can detect...

Humans are unusual in that women go through menopause and stop reproducing long before reaching the end of their life expectancy. This is...

Babies are not blank slates. They come with a lot of pre-programming that is awaiting activation. A great example of this is language. ...

More youth use cannabis than smoke cigarettes in the United States. In other parts of the world, cannabis use has become almost as...

The professional youth field is very focused on the idea of low self-esteem being a driver of so many of young people's problems. Young...

Parents educated beyond high school invest more in family health care, reducing the likelihood of adverse medical conditions despite...