Parental influences are important for a child's behavior, overall adjustment, as well as
cognitive/language development. New research is exploring how relationships with parents …

Background Despite robust associations between child maltreatment experiences and
emotional development, a paucity of research examines the influence of child maltreatment …

Studies of DNA methylation have revealed the biological mechanisms by which life adversity
confers risk for later physical and mental health problems. What remains unknown is the …

A Recomendação do Conselho da Europa (Rec. 2006/19) para promover a parentalidade
positiva, destinada a promover o desenvolvimento infantil e proteger os direitos da criança …

Child abuse causes lifelong adverse outcomes for both physical and mental health,
although many are resilient. Efforts to prevent this issue from the parental side require an …

Background The effects of adverse life events on physical and psychological health, with
DNA methylation (DNAm) as a critical underlying mechanism, have been extensively …

Early diagnosis of child neglect is an ongoing challenge with consequences of the child's
safety, health, and effective referral for intervention. This study aims to obtain a selected set …

Although the brain signatures of adaptive human parenting are well documented, the
cortical features associated with maladaptive caregiving are underexplored. We investigated …

DNA methylation clocks are used as molecular estimators of epigenetic age, but with little
evidence in mothers and none in neglectful mothering. We investigated differences in …

Human parenting is a fundamental educational context including complex caregiving tasks
finalized to nurture and protect young children [1]. Parenting is seen as comprising a set of …