Parent Lab: Parenting Research, Explained

This cluster randomized controlled trial evaluated a brief parenting program for recently settled immigrants in Sweden, focusing on improving parent–child relationships, parental efficacy in supporting schooling, resilience, optimism, societal integration.

In this episode of Parent Lab, we critically examine "Four Sessions, Two Signals: What Sweden's Immigrant Parenting Trial Really Found". We break down the study's methodology, sample composition, and effect sizes, then assess how the finding has been reported in popular media and what it actually means for parents.

Parent Lab is a podcast that critically analyzes child development and family sociology research for educated, skeptical parents. We cut through media hype to examine what the evidence really says.

Family is the primary sphere for gender socialization. However, it is usually assumed that the direction of the socialization process is downward, with parents impacting children's gender beliefs. Children's agency in shaping parental gender beliefs is examined.

In this episode of Parent Lab, we critically examine "The Arrow Points Both Ways: Can Gender-Liberal Children Change Their Parents in China?". We break down the study's methodology, sample composition, and effect sizes, then assess how the finding has been reported in popular media and what it actually means for parents.

Parent Lab is a podcast that critically analyzes child development and family sociology research for educated, skeptical parents. We cut through media hype to examine what the evidence really says.

How unequal treatment in the classroom gets into children's heads.

In this episode of Parent Lab, we critically examine "The Praise Trap—or a Causal Story Still Missing Its Last Links?". We break down the study's methodology, sample composition, and effect sizes, then assess how the finding has been reported in popular media and what it actually means for parents.

Parent Lab is a podcast that critically analyzes child development and family sociology research for educated, skeptical parents. We cut through media hype to examine what the evidence really says.

Mother-to-child HIV exposure and its relation with neurodevelopmental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

In this episode of Parent Lab, we critically examine "Exposed, Uninfected—and Lost in the Meta-Analysis". We break down the study's methodology, sample composition, and effect sizes, then assess how the finding has been reported in popular media and what it actually means for parents.

Parent Lab is a podcast that critically analyzes child development and family sociology research for educated, skeptical parents. We cut through media hype to examine what the evidence really says.

Practice what we theorize: reciprocity, timing, and heterogeneity in parenting adolescents research.

In this episode of Parent Lab, we critically examine "Parenting Is a Feedback Loop, Not a Lever". We break down the study's methodology, sample composition, and effect sizes, then assess how the finding has been reported in popular media and what it actually means for parents.

Parent Lab is a podcast that critically analyzes child development and family sociology research for educated, skeptical parents. We cut through media hype to examine what the evidence really says.

Children are said to prefer teleological (purpose-based) explanations to mechanistic (process-based) ones, even for entities that adults do not — a pattern that has been taken as evidence that children have a natural tendency toward purpose-based thinking.

In this episode of Parent Lab, we critically examine "Why Rocks Are Pointy: Are Children Really Born Teleologists?". We break down the study's methodology, sample composition, and effect sizes, then assess how the finding has been reported in popular media and what it actually means for parents.

Parent Lab is a podcast that critically analyzes child development and family sociology research for educated, skeptical parents. We cut through media hype to examine what the evidence really says.

Screen Use and Emotional, Behavioral, and Social Development in Children.

In this episode of Parent Lab, we critically examine "Screen Time Is a Blunt Instrument: What a 10-Year Scottish Cohort Really Found". We break down the study's methodology, sample composition, and effect sizes, then assess how the finding has been reported in popular media and what it actually means for parents.

Parent Lab is a podcast that critically analyzes child development and family sociology research for educated, skeptical parents. We cut through media hype to examine what the evidence really says.

Research suggests gender differences in parent-reported ADHD symptoms, but it remains unclear whether these differences vary across age group and countries. This study examined cross-national gender differences from early childhood.

In this episode of Parent Lab, we critically examine ""Everywhere" Is Doing Too Much Work: The Modest, Messy Gender Gap in Parent-Rated ADHD". We break down the study's methodology, sample composition, and effect sizes, then assess how the finding has been reported in popular media and what it actually means for parents.

Parent Lab is a podcast that critically analyzes child development and family sociology research for educated, skeptical parents. We cut through media hype to examine what the evidence really says.

Effectiveness of the Moments that Matter parenting programme on caregiving practices, family violence, mental health and early child development in Kenya.

In this episode of Parent Lab, we critically examine "The Parenting Program That Changed the Home More Than the Child Test". We break down the study's methodology, sample composition, and effect sizes, then assess how the finding has been reported in popular media and what it actually means for parents.

Parent Lab is a podcast that critically analyzes child development and family sociology research for educated, skeptical parents. We cut through media hype to examine what the evidence really says.

Randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of mindful parenting and parent management training.

In this episode of Parent Lab, we critically examine "Mindful Parenting vs. Triple P: A Real Trial, Modest Effects, and No Winner". We break down the study's methodology, sample composition, and effect sizes, then assess how the finding has been reported in popular media and what it actually means for parents.

Parent Lab is a podcast that critically analyzes child development and family sociology research for educated, skeptical parents. We cut through media hype to examine what the evidence really says.