This study was conducted to determine the effect of biological nurturing on breastfeeding success and self-efficacy in primiparous women. This randomized controlled study was conducted with 130 mothers who had a caesarean section (65 experimental, 65 control). However, it was determined that experiment group had statistically higher LATCH score…

Overparenting is an emerging topic in parenting research and has gained increasing attention in media. Most studies have focused on adolescents and young adults in Western countries, while it remains unclear whether overparenting is related to young children's outcomes in non-Western contexts. The present study aimed to examine the mechanism by…

The present study aims to examine the mediator role of postpartum depression in the relationship between mothers' obsessive and compulsive behaviours regarding baby care and breastfeeding self-efficacy. The study has a correlational survey design. The regression analysis method was employed to test the mediator role. A significant negative…

This study was conducted to determine the correlation between mothers' thoughts about infant crying and breastfeeding motivation. The research had a cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational survey model. The population of the research consisted of mothers of infants who were aged between 3 weeks and 6 months and brought to the Pediatric…

A growing body of literature links particular parenting practices with attachment orientations in the Western societies. However, the effects of cultural differences on such linkages have not been adequately addressed in the literature on attachment. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the relationship between child-rearing behaviors and adult…

To explore the relationship between family resilience and preschool children's problem behaviours and the role of maternal parenting stress and parenting self-efficacy in this relationship, a total of 1282 mothers of preschool children were surveyed. The results showed that: (1) family resilience could significantly negatively predict preschool…

Theory of mind (ToM) allows people to understand their own and others' behaviour, crediting it with intentions, desires and beliefs. In the case of parenting, maternal reflective function unfolds within child-caregiver interactions, and previous studies have pointed out this variable as necessary for positive care. In the present study we sought…

Quality caregiving practices facilitate early childhood development. This study examined the levels of parents' engagement in caregiving activities with children aged 36-59 months and the socioeconomic and child-rearing environmental factors. A total of 1035 children and their caregivers were analysed using the Vietnam Multiple Indicator Cluster…

Although existing studies have shown a significant correlation between general parenting and children's media use, the relationship between media-related parenting and young children's media use in the post-pandemic era within China's social landscape remains underexplored. Drawing upon the IT-CPU as the theoretical framework, this study examined…

This article examines the participation process of elder siblings in caregiving for their siblings with special needs and how this participation process reflects in their peer relationships in rural context in Turkey. This study was carried out as a case study, which is one of the qualitative methods and as a data collection tool a semi-structured…

This article reports on the perceptions of single parents on their parenting styles in raising their children living with attention-deficit/hyperactive disorder (ADHD). Purposive sampling was used to collect the sample group. The study comprised 10 female participants of white, Indian, and coloured descent with a mean age of 35.6 years. The…

The birth of preterm multiple new-borns, especially triplets or more, creates numerous psychological and clinical challenges for parents during the neonatal and infancy period. This study investigated parents' experiences of parenting preterm multiple-birth new-borns. A qualitative study was undertaken using an interpretive phenomenology study…

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the daily life and social relationships of pre-school children globally. While many studies have examined the impact of the pandemic on children, few have compared the home environment and children's social skills before and after the pandemic. To address this research gap, we used data from the Japan Child Care…

The present study examined the mechanisms by which family environment, parent--grandparent coparenting, effortful control, and early child-care experiences influenced young children's social adaptation in the Chinese context. A sample of 315 mothers of 2-3-year-olds (M = 33.36 months; SD = 5.10) in Beijing, China completed questionnaires to report…

This study, using longitudinal data from the South African Birth to Twenty Plus study, assessed associations between early childcare quality in the home between six months and two years, household SES and cognitive development at age 5. Childcare quality was assessed using measures of maternal responsiveness and cognitive stimulation. Cognitive…