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Parents’ Pandemic Depression Boosted Kids’ Anxiety
Parent depression and stress early in the pandemic negatively contributed to their young children’s home education and anxiety, a new study suggests.
By Jared Wadley-Michigan
Some parents may still experience that stress as their kids transition back to school while COVID-19 remains a danger. Both parents and children may need continued support, researchers say.
The findings, published in
Spanking is just as bad as adverse experiences like abuse, neglect, and family dysfunction for increasing risk for future trauma in children’s lives, a new study shows.
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Telling Kids Why They Were Wrong Can Backfire
Explaining to kids why their behavior is wrong may not always have the intended positive effect if the parent is loud and abrupt, according to a new study.
The findings indicate both positive and negative outcomes that could have lasting consequences on children’s emotional development. Verbal reasoning, which explains why the behavior is wrong, was associated with higher levels of getting along with others, but also with increased aggression and higher levels of distraction.