Published: November 26, 2008
Single working moms, often with little support networks spend up to 90 percent as much time raising children as their married counterparts.
“Time poor” single mothers come surprisingly close in the number of hours they spend caring for their children compared to married mothers, and the difference is explained almost entirely by socio-economic factors and the kind of jobs they hold, say University of Maryland sociologists in a new study.The researchers conclude public policy focuses too heavily on the mother’s marital status.
The study, published in the December issue of the “Journal of Marriage and Family,” [continue reading…]
Published: September 22, 2008
“I always knew our Karen would do well”… these words, so typical of a proud mother, have taken on profound significance following a new study by Eirini Flouri and Denise Hawkes at the Institute of Education in London. Their research shows that a mother’s expectations about about her daughter’s future educational attainment may actually affect that child’s future success at work, as well as her sense of control in life.
Today the BPS Research Digest  takes a look at Eirini Flouri’s research on parental aspirations and educational outcomes in socio-economically disadvantaged children.
Source:Â Eirini Flouri, Denise Hawkes (2008). Ambitious mothers – successful daughters: Mothers’ early expectations for children’s education and children’s earnings and sense of control in adult life British Journal of Educational Psychology, 78 (3), 411-433 DOI: 10.1348/000709907X251280
 via BPS Research Digest
Link to : View the complete article as a PDF document
Link to: BPS Research Digest
Published: September 22, 2008
Everyone gets stressed, even babies. Now, it appears how infants respond to stress is linked to if they have a particular form of a certain gene, according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Just as significantly, researchers say they have also found that good parenting – as early as within the first year of a child’s life – can counter the effect the gene has in babies who initially do not respond well to stressful situations. [continue reading…]
What’s wrong with parents today?.
We try too hard. We are so anxious for our children to be successful, to be good athletes or musicians, to get into good colleges and to have good careers and to be happy that we overreach and plant the seeds of incompetence, frustration, unhappiness, even mental and emotional disorders. That’s the sobering news from the latest crop of books on parenting.
Carl Honore, author of “Under Pressure: Rescuing Our Children From the Culture of Hyper-Parenting” (HarperOne, $24.95), says he was inspired to take on the topic when he saw himself becoming one of those parents. At a parent-teacher conference, his 7-year-old’s art teacher told him that his son was “incredibly imaginative,” that he was indeed “a gifted young artist.” :Link to read more
Source:The Hartford Courant via American Psychological Association
