The transition to becoming a mother involves numerous emotional challenges, and the
ability to effectively keep negative emotions in check is critical for parenting. Evidence …

It is well-known that adoptive mothers respond to cues from their babies in similar ways to
biological mothers, and that cortical processing is critical for adequate motive–emotional …

No other period in a child's life matches the speed of brain development than the first nine
months in the womb. Rapid growth goes hand in hand with enormous potential, but also with …

Recollections of own maternal care measured by parental bonding were found to be
important in the pregnant woman's construction of herself as a mother. Although these …

Although maternal adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are known to be related to the
emotional and behavioral problems (EBPs) of offspring, few studies have surveyed the …

The ability to provide appropriate responses to infant distress is vital to paternal care, but
may be affected by fathers' experiences of childhood maltreatment. Detrimental effects of …

Human infants need prolonged, intensive caregiving to survive and thrive. Human infants'
dependency is unlike many other newborn animals that are mobile shortly after birth …

While covering all commentaries, our response specifically focuses on the following issues:
How can the hypothesis of emotional distancing (qua art framing) be compatible with …

The aim of this study was to determine the impact of maternal age on executive function and
the moderating effects of women's maternal status and earlylife experiences. Four groups …

The present study used functional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate how a
mother's experience of neglect in her own childhood is associated with her neural response …