Parent Lab: Parenting Research, Explained

Residential noise exposure and children's emotional and behavioural difficulties in France: a birth cohort study.

In this episode of Parent Lab, we critically examine "Traffic Noise and Children's Mental Health: A Real Signal, but a Small One". 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.

Does parenting stress affect marital quality among parents of children with disabilities? Evidence from a meta-analysis.

In this episode of Parent Lab, we critically examine "The Marriage–Stress Loop: A Real Association, Not a One-Way Verdict". 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.

In this meta-analytic review, we examine the development of well-being during adolescence by synthesizing mean-level changes and rank-order stability in longitudinal studies. We conceptualize well-being as a multidimensional construct that...

In this episode of Parent Lab, we critically examine "The Teen Well-Being Drop: Real Trend, Small Average, Very Different Lives". 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 "Mindfulness Versus Management? What Hong Kong's Parenting Trial Can—and Cannot—Tell Us". 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.

Associations between prekindergarten instructional activities and the development of executive function skills

In this episode of Parent Lab, we critically examine "The Eight-Hundredths Effect: Does Child-Directed Math Build Executive Function in Pre-K?". 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.

Abstract Objective The present study examined links between parent anger and levels of the stress hormone cortisol for children attending Head Start preschool. Background Effects of economic hardship can be transmitted through parental anger to children's stress biology.

In this episode of Parent Lab, we critically examine "Anger at Home, Cortisol at Preschool: A Signal, Not a Verdict". 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.

Caregivers of Autistic children commonly report reduced mental health and wellbeing in comparison to caregivers of non-autistic children. Extensive research has demonstrated that psychological interventions improve caregiver mental health. This episode explores an umbrella review of mental health supports for caregivers of autistic children.

In this episode of Parent Lab, we critically examine "Caregiver Therapy—or a Patch for the System?". 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.

Socioeconomic disadvantage accounts for most of the early childhood development gap among children of adolescent mothers: A cross-national analysis of 15 Latin American and Caribbean countries.

In this episode of Parent Lab, we critically examine "The Age Gap That Mostly Vanished". 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.

Exploring parental prenatal influences on child health: A multicohort study and data visualisation tool.

In this episode of Parent Lab, we critically examine "The 594,000-Test Pregnancy Study — and the Headline It Didn't Earn". 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.

Bidirectional associations between executive function and social behavior across childhood: A registered report using a nationally representative sample

In this episode of Parent Lab, we critically examine "The Two-Way Loop That Wasn't: Executive Function and Children's Social Behavior". 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.