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Daniel H. Robinson’s profile on The Conversation

Severe postnatal depression linked to later maternal depression, poorer partner satisfaction, child challenges, motor/language issues, and heightened ADHD symptoms.

Extinction happens when the stimulus is no longer provided. Read this article to explore what is extinction in psychology.

Kangaroos, koalas and other marsupials are even weirder than we give them credit for.

Sleep problems during the transition from childhood to adolescence could lead to later psychiatric and behavioral symptoms.

Results suggest early sleep interventions could prevent mental health problems in adolescence

Results reveal changes in sleep problems across adolescence are associated with internalizing and externalizing symptoms, highlighting the need to address this early.

Enhanced parenting programs aim to meet broader family needs. Past research shows mixed effects for standard programs across differing family characteristics. We evaluate pre- to post-intervention improvements for fathers (n = 115) and mothers (n = 223) of children aged 3 to 12 years with externalizing behaviors who participated in an 8-week mindfulness- and imagery-enhanced behavioral parenting group program. Parents reported high acceptability and significant pre- to post-intervention improvem...

Mindfulness is increasingly offered to parents of children presenting with behavioral problems, either as a stand-alone intervention, or integrated within existing behavioral parenting interventions. There is relatively modest support for mindful parenting, with small to medium effect size improvements demonstrated across child and parent outcome measures. Here we introduce a mindfulness and imagery enhanced behavioral parenting program. We argue blending mindfulness, imagery and behavioral skil...

Opposite effect actually seen when it comes to cognition