Many parents feel ill-equipped to aid their child's mental health, but studies show that active engagement fosters better ...

The transition to parenthood can be an anxious time for expectant moms and dads. A recent study shows that stress on fathers before and after the birth of a baby could affect their children’s ...

(CNN) — Mothers bear much of the burden for a child’s healthy development, from pregnancy through their teen years. But a large, new study adds to the growing body of evidence saying fathers, too, are ...

Most research on the health effects of stress focuses on adults, but a new review looks at how stress uniquely affects ...

Experts from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago affirm the need to screen new fathers for mental distress, recognizing the mounting research that underscores the importance of ...

In a study led by researchers from Mass General Brigham, children with more adverse prenatal exposures (APEs) showed higher ...

A pregnant mother’s mental wellness can impact her child’s future physical, mental and behavioral health Emily Lankiewicz / Oscar Wong via Getty Images Lying on the hospital bed with two elastic belts ...

This research, the first-ever longitudinal study on the effects of parental personality disorders on child mental health and development, found that parental narcissism was linked with “later child ...

When immigration enforcement feels more visible through raids, detentions, or heavy community talk, children often sense ...