…increasingly overwhelmed and stressed. Difficult jobs, too much to do and financial worries are daily stressors on family life. Those stressors add up and may result in parents engaging in…
…adulthood. Katherine Ehrlich “This isn’t just the direct ‘know where your kids are’ type of parenting, and it’s not helicopter parenting that makes a difference,” said Katherine Ehrlich, co-author of…
Lockdowns and economic stress have contributed to the rise of child abuse and neglectful parenting behaviors during the pandemic, with an increase in family violence reported in multiple studies. University…
…light on an understudied topic. While money has a significant impact on better-researched subjects like marriage and parenting, it’s still relatively uncommon to explore the psychology behind the finances themselves,…
…moving research forward that addresses how stress impacts family functioning and youth well-being.” Family-centered interventions Family-centered programs are a start. And UGA research is leading the way. The Strong African…
…Faculty Leadership Institute. Shaffer’s research focuses on risk, resilience, and development in the family context, with an emphasis on emotion regulation and communication. She has published more than 60 peer-reviewed…
…emotions is an integral part of parenting. For people who experienced childhood abuse, that can become a difficult task. People who were frequently mistreated as children may find it hard…
…Public Health. Fusco, whose research interests center around child welfare, family mental health and intimate partner violence, is seeking to better understand how maternal substance use problems are connected to…
…1945-46 war crimes trial before the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. Beach focuses on the ways that community, family and marital process affect mental and physical health. His pioneering work…
…for the Center for Family Research by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. UGA researchers Steven Kogan, Athletic Association Professor of Human Development, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, and…
…Professor and Distinguished Research Professor in the department of psychology in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences Beach’s scholarship focuses on the way that community, family and marital process…
…by the Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance, and the Best Family Economics Paper of the Year by the National Council on Family Relations. “Dr. Beach’s work has had a…
…children’s behavior had progressed and found a link between firm parenting and the likelihood of acting out. Tailored parenting “When you ask yourself how should I behave as a parent,…
…on phones, this autobiographical account of his refugee family’s journey from Afghanistan to Hungary is an arresting and deeply moving testament to the power of parenting through trauma. It offers…
…family’s journey from Afghanistan to Hungary is an arresting and deeply moving testament to the power of parenting through trauma. It offers a remarkably rare and valuable humanizing picture of…
…what’s called a ‘family meal.’ We have them bring in a meal for the family, they all eat together, and we observe,” said Shaffer. “That’s how we measure success from…
…IQ190 Productions, American Documentary | POV (PBS) “POV: Midnight Traveler” Filmed on phones by Hassan Fazili, this poignant autobiographical account of his refugee family’s journey from Afghanistan to Hungary is…
…Extension specialist and family life education professor in the department of human development in the UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences, specializes in family relationships, many of which can…
Kristy Archuleta Kristy Archuleta, an associate professor of financial planning, housing and consumer economics, was recently quoted in The New York Times in a parenting story about resetting budgets after…
…But for some families, parenting revolves around much more than a toddler tantrum or an angsty teen. Take the Smith family, whose 8-year-old daughter was born with structural abnormalities in…
Emilie Smith, a professor of human development and family science, has spent her career working on local and national projects designed to promote positive parenting and youth development….
…in New York. At the moment, I am an associate professor at the department of human development and family science in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences. My responsibilities…
…bosses and companies to help working parents manage work-family image issues is to provide family-friendly policies and positive role models, Little said. She encourages working parents to embrace “positive distinctiveness,”…
…be problematic. But play seems more important when there’s more time and less pressure. “Ultimately, fathers who engage in a variety of parenting behaviors and adjust their parenting to suit…
…in the everyday,” said lead author Allen Barton, an assistant research scientist at the Center for Family Research and the UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences. “Routines play an…
