Research shows if time out is used occasionally, briefly and the child understands the process, it can be a useful parenting tool for kids aged two to eight.
Science doesn’t appear to support the modern myth that women are super-human multitaskers.
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The myth that women are superior multitaskers has just been busted. So, let’s divide work in and out of the home so women aren’t left running themselves ragged.
Symptoms of postpartum psychosis are severe but most mothers do go on to make a full recovery.
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Breastfeeding mothers are turning to online groups due to dwindling real-life support — but these volunteer-led platforms don’t always have the best advice.
The UK Court of Appeal ruled in late May that it is not sex discrimination for employers to enhance maternity pay but only provide the statutory rate of shared parental pay.
We don’t have much information on how spending time in an adult prison affects a child’s later development.
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In several Australian prisons, babies and toddlers live with their mothers who are serving time. Keeping young children with their mums is a good thing, but they need to be better supported.
Psychology researchers are interested in what makes a hero. Turns out many mothers tick off those same boxes by fulfilling a range of needs for their offspring.
Despite our differences, when it comes to babies, we communicate the same way all over the world.
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For many working women, motherhood is a major interruption to their career. Some eventually work their way back up to full-time work, but there are many other paths that women might follow.
The precarious nature of housing and work for millennials is making motherhood more challenging.
The formula industry has responded to the decline in sales to white women at home by ramping up its marketing to Black and brown women overseas.
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By showing us a world from which mothers are largely absent, Mary Shelley reminds us that the genius of motherhood lies less in biological reproduction than in the capacity to love.
A mother and daughter stroll through a Johannesburg suburb.
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Not much attention has been given to how mothers who want to attend workshops and conferences are supported. This simple intervention can boost the presence of women in science.