Thought-provoking and controversial, this book offers practical parenting techniques for
parents at each age and stage of their baby''s development to ensure that their child is …

Primate and human parenting have often been viewed as completely emancipated from
neuroendocrine influences and primarily dependent on experience, social and cognitive …

Motherhood is a unique transitional period in adulthood accompanied by distinct changes in
the mind and brain. Although psychoanalytic and neuroscientific theory employ different …

We've all heard that a father's involvement enriches the lives of children. But how much have
we heard about how having a child affects a father's life? As Peter Gray and Kermyt …

The authors provide a brief overview of historical definitions of father's caregiving role and
describe historical themes addressed in studies of the impact of fathers' on their infants and …

Parent-infant psychodynamics: wild things, mirrors and ghosts Page 1 THINGS, MIRRORS &
GHOSTS EDITED BY LEFF, - - - Page 2 Parent-Infant Psychodynamics Wild things, Mirrors and …

This article is part of a Special Issue “Parental Care”. Though hormonal changes occurring
throughout pregnancy and at the time of parturition have been demonstrated to prime the …

The current volume represents some of the state-of-the-art research, theory, and practice
addressing parenting stress and its connections with children's development. The three …

The authors discuss the issue of intergenerational transmission of parenting from an
empirical and psychoanalytic perspective. After presenting a framework to explain their …

This book presents recent knowledge, research, and theory about the earliest
developmental period—from conception to birth—which holds even greater consequences …