Imitation and innovation work in tandem to support cultural learning in children and facilitate
our capacity for cumulative culture. Here we propose an integrated theoretical account of …

Résumé Cet article étudie l'effet de la prise en charge des enfants par les grands-parents
sur le comportement de fécondité de leurs enfants adultes à partir des données des …

This book offers a synthesis of social science and evolutionary approaches to the study of
intergenerational relations, using biological, psychological and sociological factors to …

Theories of kin selection and parental investment predict stronger investment in children and
grandchildren by women and maternal kin. Due to paternity uncertainty, parental and …

This study explored the involvement of grandparents in the care for young children and its
effect on subsequent child births in dual‐earner families, using data on 898 Dutch men and …

As populations age and longevity rises, the structure of the extended family is changing.
Parents of young children are increasingly turning to the children's grandparents to provide …

Low fertility across Europe highlights the need to understand reproductive decisions in high-
income countries better. Availability of support may be one factor influencing reproductive …

Previous studies suggest grandparental childcare is associated with improved health and
well-being of grandparents but limited information on the causal nature of this association …

In the last five decades, almost all European countries have experienced a decline in actual
fertility, but not in desired fertility. The incompatibility of motherhood and paid work has been …

In animals that breed cooperatively, adult individuals will sometimes delay reproduction to
act as helpers at the nest who raise young that are not their genetic offspring. It has been …