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 …

Culture is a key determinant of children's development both in its own right and as a
measure of generalizability of developmental phenomena. Studying the role of culture in …

This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the effectiveness of parent–infant
interventions for parents of preterm infants on parental sensitivity compared to standard care …

METHODS: Two-site randomized controlled trial in New York City (84% Latinx) and
Pittsburgh (81% Black), with postpartum enrollment and random assignment to treatment …

Research points to the significant impact of maternal distress on the parent‐infant
relationship and infant development. The Newborn Behavioral Observations (NBO) is a brief …

To date, results have been inconsistent in whether mothers show higher parental sensitivity
to their infant than fathers do. The context in which sensitivity is measured may play a role in …

Caregiver-child interaction is known to play a central role in children's socioemotional
development, yet the diversity of measures commonly used to evaluate it call into question …

Previous research indicates that maternal cortisol function and maternal brain response to
infant are each in turn related to variations in parenting behavior. However, little is known …

In this article, we review the field of early childhood prevention and intervention science,
describe noteworthy achievements over the past half-century by researchers in this area …

Abstract The Emotional Availability Scales (EAS) are the most widely reported observational
assessment measure of parent–child relationships and has been of particular interest in …