University Attendance Predicted by Genes
Research from King's College London has shown for the first time that genetics plays a significant role in whether young adults choose to...
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Phil Harris
Oct 18, 20183 min read
Babies Learn Better Together
A huge gap in thinking about child development is peer-to-peer relationships. Humans are pack animals and children immediately identify...
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Phil Harris
Oct 5, 20183 min read
Nurseries Trump Parents for Child Development
Attendance at a nursery/crèche staffed by professionals may be linked to better psychological development than being looked after by...
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Phil Harris
Sep 27, 20182 min read
The Science of the "Dad Joke"
Perhaps nothing illustrates my general thesis that laughter is not about happiness but power more than the Dad Joke. The cheesy often...
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Phil Harris
Aug 9, 20183 min read
Mother of a Young Adult? They Still Love You
If you're a parent who feels your college-age children would choose their friends over you, a new UCLA psychology study has a reassuring...
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Phil Harris
Aug 9, 20182 min read
Do Your Kids Have Two Different Mothers?
Working with families I always emphasis that parenting is not the fixed attribute inherent within the parent. Parenting is determined by...
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Phil Harris
Jul 19, 20183 min read
Early Childhood Memories are Largely Fake
Researchers have conducted one of the largest surveys of people's first memories, finding that nearly 40 per cent of people had a first...
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Phil Harris
Jul 4, 20183 min read
Effective Mentoring: What Matters is That They Matter
When educators and coaches make kids feel like they matter, it reduces delinquency and destructive behavior. A new study led by a...
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Phil Harris
Jun 21, 20183 min read
Parents Who Love Too Much
Practitioners of a particular persuasion often take um-bridge at the idea that too much parental involvement can be a bad thing. This is...
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Phil Harris
Jun 13, 20184 min read
Fathering: A New Trend
People are often surprised when I explore the history of childhood, and by default parenting, when exploring child development. The role...
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Phil Harris
May 14, 20181 min read
Baby Talk
In lectures I often discuss the role of peer socialization on child development. This recent review in The Conversation caught my eye as...
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Phil Harris
May 9, 20183 min read
Babies Know When You Are Faking It
Babies are not blank slates. Lecturing on child and adolescent development I often describe babies as being pre-loaded with systems that...
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Phil Harris
Jan 2, 20182 min read
Positive Feedback: The Way to a Teenagers Brain
The brains of adolescents react more responsively to receiving rewards. This can lead to risky behaviour, but, according to Leiden...
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Phil Harris
Oct 16, 20178 min read
Special Feature: Attachment Theory- A Review of the Evidence
Infographic courtesy of Aaron Weintraub In training and lectures on child and adolescent development I explore and discuss the lack...
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Phil Harris
Oct 12, 20173 min read
Experts Warnings Over Child Assessment Tool
Forty world experts on child development and mental health have released a joint statement calling for caution when applying an...
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Phil Harris
Oct 10, 20173 min read
Parenting Style Shaped by Economics
In lectures on child development I explore how parenting style is not a fixed quality within the parent. Research demonstrates that...
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Phil Harris
Sep 29, 20173 min read
Praise Children to the Hilt -If You Want Them to Feel Bad
In lectures I often challenge the idea that self-esteem issues are the root of all young peoples problems. How do children construct...
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Phil Harris
Jul 24, 20171 min read
Menopause: What Made Us Human
In lectures on human development people are often surprised when I suggest that the menopause was what made us human. The vast majority...
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Phil Harris
Jul 24, 20171 min read
Conduct Disorder: Gender Differences Identified
A recent study at Bath University of 200 teenagers has revealed interesting gender differences between teenage males and females with...
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Phil Harris
Jul 12, 20171 min read
Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy: Risk of Addiction Revealed
A new study has found what might be the link between the increased risk of developing alcohol problems after exposure to alcohol in the...
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