#ParentingScience

RathBiotaClan

@rathbiotaclan.com

1 week ago

Yelling Isn’t Just Yelling: How a Hostile Home Rewires a Child’s Brain for Constant Alert To a parent in the heat of the moment, a raised voice may feel like simple frustration. To a child listening nearby, it registers as something far more primal. It signals imminent danger. New research shows that chronic hostility at home does not toughen up a child. It physically reshapes the brain’s threat-detection circuitry. The result looks identical in key ways to patterns seen in combat soldiers.

New UCL fMRI research proves chronic shouting & hostile homes physically rewire a child’s brain. The amygdala stays on permanent high alert identical to soldiers with PTSD. 😱
#ChildBrainHealth #ParentingScience

Saropa Contacts

@saropa.com

1 week ago

Raising Kids in the Friction Zone Tactical Boundaries to Prevent “The Yell” and Foster True Autonomy

Are morning transitions ending in shouting? That yell is an amygdala hijack caused by treating non-negotiable rules as choices. Discover the tactical boundaries that prevent parental burnout. #ParentingScience #DecisionFatigue #FamilyMentalHealth

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Tanith Carey

@tanithcarey.bsky.social

3 months ago

Peekaboo isn’t “just a game.”
It’ a conversation. 👶💬
Here's why

What's my Baby Thinking? is the ultimate translation guide @dkbooks
Find it geni.us/WhatsMyBabyT...

#WhatsMyBabyThinking #BabyDevelopment #ParentingScience #pregnancy #pregnancyjourney

Prof. Afif EL-Khuffash

@profafif.bsky.social

4 months ago

Epidurals and Babies Separating Facts from Fears

There’s a lot of noise online about epidurals, what they do to babies, and what they don’t. Read the full piece on The Baby Tribe Blog

#BabyTribeBlog #ParentingScience #BirthWithoutFear

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ACAMH - Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health

@acamh.bsky.social

4 months ago

How do bans and policies about phones and social media affect adolescents?
Learn what research says with Prof. Odgers at @acamh's webinar, from JUST £5!

www.acamh.org/event/parenting-social-m...

#EdTech #ParentingScience

@emozik12.bsky.social

5 months ago

Repetition = wiring. The 10th reading might be the one that *sticks.* 🔁📖

#RepetitionMatters #ParentingScience #OlliesForestAdventures #ChildDevelopment

Reut Avinun, PhD

@reutavinun.bsky.social

6 months ago

4/ Demographics shape parenting styles:

💠Higher education → progressive attitudes

💠Lower income → authoritarian approaches

💠Religious importance → traditional methods

#ParentingScience

ACAMH - Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health

@acamh.bsky.social

6 months ago

Understanding How Parenting Programs Work: Key Behaviour Changes and Individual Differences in Outcomes A 2025 study by Sigurðardóttir and colleagues brings together findings from 14 European randomized controlled trials with 3,252 families, all evaluating social learning-based parenting programmes. The...

Are group parenting programs right for every family?
Not always—some need tailored support for complex needs.
#FamilySupport #ParentingScience #Inclusivity
https://bit.ly/4oOlOOK

@emozik12.bsky.social

8 months ago

What if your child isn’t *having* a feeling—but *constructing* one? Welcome to the real science of emotions.🧠 #ConstructedEmotion #ParentingScience #OlliesForestAdventures