Parents have more power over their child’s education than schools do, a new study shows. Researchers from three universities compared social capital at home and school and found family social capital ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jean Eddy is the Executive Chair of American Student Assistance. In this second of three articles on the survey, we’ll explore ...

AMES, Iowa – Parents who are more anxious and emotional can impact the amount of violent video games their children play, according to new consumer research from Iowa State University. The study is ...

Some people believe that parenting doesn’t have that much influence on the child and adolescent’s development. After all, nature can predominate over nurture, and there are so many other factors ...

Parental influence and access to mathematics courses are likely to guide students to careers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics or medicine (STEMM), according to research from Michigan ...

From former presidents and famous movie stars to accomplished engineers and lawyers, it is not uncommon for children to choose the same career as their parents. Even Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson followed ...

For decades, a debate has brewed over whether parents or peers exert a greater influence on children's development. Judith Rich Harris reignited this controversy in 1998 with The Nurture Assumption, ...

Parents’ personalities- such as how extraverted or neurotic they are- influence their children’s lives. The corresponding study was published in Infant and Child Development. Personality is associated ...

Lead investigator Megan P. Mueller, PhD, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Colorado State University, discusses a new study examining how food choice values of parents impact their ...

New research reveals that parents’ verbal remarks about weight can leave a deeper and longer-lasting mark on their children’s self-image than the dieting behaviors they model, showing the lasting ...

Causes of PCOD: The prevalence of Polycystic Ovary Disease (PCOD) among young women has surged, and it's not solely due to hormonal or genetic factors. Family dynamics and parenting styles play a ...