Researchers have sought to understand the processes that may promote effective parent–adolescent communication because of the strong links to adolescent adjustment.
Parents of children with autism report high levels of stress as compared to parents of typically developing children, children with chronic illnesses, and children with other developmental disabilities.
Objective:This study examined the relationship between mindful feeding as a novel construct and parent-reported child dietary intake.Methods: Participants (N = 497) were parents of children ages 2.9 to 7.5 recruited through Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk).
BACKGROUND: Compared with other parents, mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder or other neurodevelopmental disabilities experience more stress, illness, and psychiatric problems.
Objective: Clinical decision-making regarding the prevention of depression is complex for pregnant women with histories of depression and their health care providers. Pregnant women with histories of depression report preference for nonpharmacological care, but few evidence-based options exist.
Parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are at an increased risk for acute and chronic stress compared to parents of children with other developmental disabilities and parents of children without disabilities.
Parents and teachers of children with special needs face unique social–emotional challenges in carrying out their caregiving roles. Stress associated with these roles impacts parents' and special educators' health and well-being, as well as the quality of their parenting and teaching.
Objectives. We investigated whether abused and neglected children are at risk for negative physical health outcomes in adulthood. Methods.
Victims of child abuse and neglect are at an increased risk of involvement with the juvenile justice and adult correctional systems. Yet, little is known about the continuation and trajectories of offending beyond initial contact with law enforcement.
The current study explores the relationship between child neglect and intimate partner violence (IPV) in a longitudinal community sample of 1,740 families with young children, with a special focus on the association between specific typologies of both neglect behaviors and IPV.