OUR PROJECTS IN THE MEDIA
articles on PARENTING, MENTAL HEALTH, AND RELATIONSHIPS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
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FEATURED IN USA TODAY:
'WE’RE ALL STRESSED OUT': PARENTING IN A PANDEMIC PUTS ADDITIONAL STRESS ON FAMILIES, CHILDREN April 2, 2020 Each night, Paula Madrid's 7-year-old daughter, Chloé, refuses to go to bed quietly -- a new rebellion hatched since the family sequestered themselves in their New York City apartment to avoid the coronavirus. "Everyday, there's something going on that wasn't happening before," said Madrid, a clinical and forensic psychologist. In normal times, Madrid would discipline Chloé and enforce the bedtime rule. But times are far from normal. READ MORE > |
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articles on Family and child wellbeing
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FEATURED IN HUFFPOST:
GETTING DADS MORE INVOLVED IN PREGNANCY STARTS IN THE WAITING ROOM: STUDY May 25, 2019 Look inside most prenatal care waiting rooms, and you’ll likely find brochures and magazines about childbirth, posters on the benefits of staying active in your third trimester, and a bunch of impatient pregnant women who really need to pee. You’ll also see a lot of dads and dads-to-be — just not necessarily reflected in the reading materials. READ MORE > |
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articles on the risks of spanking
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FEATURED IN TIME:
THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF SPANKING May 3, 2010 But in a new study published in Pediatrics, researchers at Tulane University provide the strongest evidence yet that children's short-term response to spanking may make them act out more in the long run. Of the nearly 2,500 youngsters in the study, those who were spanked more frequently at age 3 were much more likely to be aggressive by age 5. READ MORE > |
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articles on utilizing apps for parenting
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FEATURED IN TODAY:
MOBILE DAD APP HELPS MILITARY FATHERS STAY CONNECTED WITH FAMILY March 25, 2014 Military dads who are separated from their children for extended periods can feel a sense of disconnection that’s hard to reverse once they come home. But a new phone app called Mobile Dad — developed and tested by University of Michigan researchers — is helping to keep fathers engaged while they’re away and to ease the transition back into family life. READ MORE > |
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articles on the OCCURRENCE of spanking babies
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FEATURED IN THE WASHINGTON POST:
STUDY SHOWS SPANKING BABIES IS SURPRISINGLY COMMON March 10, 2014 A recent study out of the University of Michigan showed that nearly 30 percent of children at age one had been spanked by a parent in the last month (the average age of children in the study was 15 months). The study, in the current issue of “Child Abuse and Neglect,” looked at 2,788 families in urban areas. It shows that despite research showing that spanking increases aggression, depression and negative behavior in children, many parents still do it. READ MORE > |
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