Science news articles about 'good parenting'

... from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Just as significantly, researchers say they have also found that good parenting – as early as within the first year of a child's life – can ...

... regardless of genetic risk. "In families that were characterized by strong relationships between children and their parents, the effect of the genetic risk was essentially zero," said Beach, who is ...

A genetic risk factor that increases the likelihood that youth will engage in substance use can be neutralized by high levels of involved and supportive parenting, according to a new study.

... that the 'preventive effect' of a later drinking age is likely to be a side effect of a good parent-child relationship," Kuntsche said. "In other words, the circumstances in which that first drinks ...

... strong influence on smoking behavior. "In general, good parenting such as setting clear guidelines about drug ... surprisingly, black and white teens whose parents smoked reported higher levels of smoking ...

... lack of follow-through leads to 'negative' parenting in the next generation not through observation, but by allowing ... self-esteem. "So part of what good parenting does is not only protect you against ...

Everybody understands that good parents have to lay down rules for their children as they grow up. However, too many rules can be a bad thing, says a new report in Current Directions in Psychological ...

... that if a non-affected, healthy child is not what they can get, they will also be happy with, and good parents for, a child with a condition they at first intended to avoid. Respect for autonomy at ...

... "this distinction receives so much policy attention," the report says. "Mothers' motivation to be good parents and their love for their children are likely high among mothers of all marital statuses ...

Children whose parents use a firm parenting style that still allows them to test the rules and ... were less likely to assume leadership roles. Good parenting may better prepare children for future ...

... www.cmaj.ca . Governments do not make good parents and children in care need to be adopted ... in care, supports to make it easier for adoptive parents to learn about adoptive children and breaking down ...