Objectives: To determine the longitudinal and cross-sectional associations between different types of electronic media use (mobile phones, TV, computers, video games, and music) and young adolescents’ depressive symptoms, and to explore the potential for household media rules to reduce young peop
Adolescents currently use electronic media an average of approximately eight hours each day, and some research suggests heavy media use may be linked to depression.
This study examined associations between caregiver sensitivity and responsiveness in child care experienced at age 4 and children's effortful control skills at age 5, among 154 preschoolers who attended community-based child care settings.
Children's cognitive and socio-emotional development is usually related to the quality of child care they receive. The relationship between sensitive caregiving in child care and preschoolers' effortful control skills were examined in the study.
There is growing support for the efficacy of mindfulness training with parents as an intervention technique to improve parenting skills and reduce risk for youth problem behaviors. The evidence, however, has been limited to small scale studies, many with methodological shortcomings.
Parent education programs include a variety of elements in their curriculum. Researchers used a randomized controlled trial to investigate the effects of parent education with and without mindfulness elements on positive parenting behavior.
Parents of children with developmental delays (DD) often report significantly heightened levels of stress when compared to families of typically developing (TD) children.
Having a child with a developmental disability can significantly increase parenting stress, which is associated with poorer child outcomes. This study investigated the association between mothers' involvement in a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program and child outcomes.
Many programs attempt to increase health-promoting behaviors in families. This study investigated the use of a consistent-messaging campaign (Let's Go! 5-2-1-0), which uses media in several different settings to attempt to influence parent behavior.