In addition to filling a need within the field of parental behavior, this book contributes
importantly to the growing area of emotional and motivational neuroscience. A major part of …

Mammalian infants depend on parental care for survival, with numerous consequences for
their behavioral development. We investigated the epigenetic and neurodevelopmental …

The focus of this handbook is on the dynamics of parenting. In this chapter, we propose that
traditional concerns with dynamic processes in parenting have been incomplete. Consistent …

Maternal care may predict limbic development, though relations may vary by age and type of
assessment. Here, we examined maternal behavior during early infancy (ie, six months …

Mechanisms underlying the profound parental effects on cognitive, emotional and social
development in humans remain poorly understood. Studies with nonhuman models suggest …

In humans, paternal behaviors have a strong influence on the emotional and social
development of children. Fathers, more frequently than mothers, leave the family nucleus …

Quality of mothering relies on the integrity of multiple physiological and behavioral systems
and on two maternal factors, one proximal and one distal, that have a great impact on how a …

Alloparenting, defined as care provided by individuals other than parents, is a universal
behavior among humans that has shaped our evolutionary history and remains important in …

Literature about parenting traditionally focused on caring behaviors and parental
representations. Nowadays, an innovative line of research, interested in evaluating the …

Maternal behavior (MB) in mammals is a goal-directed behavior adapted for ensuring the
survival of a female's offspring. It includes a constellation of specific motor patterns that are …