Parenting & Health
The work of parenting is essential not only for the health of children but also for the health of society. We know that the wellbeing of parents and caregivers is directly linked to the wellbeing of their children - Vivek Murthy MD
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Parenting stress is a health issue – US surgeon general’s advisory report
Some of the foremost stressors for parents include financial worries, concerns over children’s safety, anxiety over the scarcity of time away from work and fears about minors’ unhealthy relationship to social media and technology. “Nearly 70% of parents say parenting is now more difficult than it was 20 years ago, with children’s use of technology and social media as the top two cited reasons,” states the report. Potential solutions span policy change and personal behaviors. The report pushes for the government to make reforms including increased access to paid family leave and access to mental health programs. In addition, it recommends reforms at the workplace: for instance, training managers…
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Parenting Is Hazardous to Your Health, the Surgeon General Warns
The nation’s doctor says parents are lonely. Maybe it’s really the powerlessness of parenthood that’s gotten us down.
Articles of Interest
Parenting for Lifelong Health
The aim of PLH is to develop, test and widely disseminate, through the provision of specific training, a suite of parenting programmes for low-resource settings that is affordable, not for profit, open access, and based on rigorous evidence.
Parenting in America Today
Mental health concerns top the list of worries for parents; most say being a parent is harder than they expected.
The importance of parenting in child health
Parenting is probably the most important public health issue facing our society. It is the single largest variable implicated in childhood illnesses and accidents; teenage pregnancy and substance misuse; truancy, school disruption, and underachievement; child abuse; unemployability; juvenile crime; and mental illness. These are serious in themselves but are even more important as precursors of problems in adulthood and the next generation.1 This is why British and other governments are giving parenting high priority...
Warm, supportive caregiving can help counteract the effects of stress during childhood and development. Halfpoint Images/Moment via Getty Images Positive parenting can help protect against the effects of stress in childhood and adolescence, new study shows
Past research has found that the hippocampus is smaller in children and adults exposed to high levels of stress in childhood. These smaller volumes are in turn associated with behavioral problems, learning and memory challenges and increased vulnerability to future stress.
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Healthy Parents, Healthy Children
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International Parenting & Health Institute
Our vision is to create a world where under-resourced single mothers receive help, education, tools and the inspiration they need to improve their overall well-being, get better sleep, and live to their fullest potential, in order to healthfully support themselves and their children.
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