1/3 The TV series Adolescence dramatizes a terrifying question: how can the same parents raise children who turn out to be so different? The answer isn't in their shared home, but in the powerful, chaotic force I've been writing about: the "non-shared environment".
#science #parenting #development

🧵 Thread: How parenting has evolved (and what the research tells us)
New findings reveal fascinating shifts in how we raise children—from declining authoritarianism to the rise of involved fathers 👇
#ParentingEvolution #ModernParenting #ParentingTips

1/10 🧵 The "loneliness epidemic" narrative has dominated headlines and policy discussions. But what does the actual research tell us?
#LonelinessResearch #PublicHealth #SocialScience #EvidenceBased

1/🧵 I recently came across an interview with public health professor Dr. Anna Gilmore that struck a chord, because what she describes happens to parents all the time.
Thread about how we're made to feel responsible for complex systemic issues:
#PublicHealth #ParentingPerspective #SystemicIssues

Thread 1/🧵 Lately, I've been thinking a lot about RANDOMNESS. Which doctor we happen to get at the ER, whether they're at the beginning or end of their shift when they examine us, and whether we happen to sit next to someone with a highly contagious illness. #Thread #Parenting #Science

1/ Let's talk breastfeeding. Often presented as the gold standard with endless benefits, but is the societal pressure truly justified by the evidence? 🤔 I'm diving into the research to empower your informed decisions. #BreastfeedingMyths #ParentingChoices

1/🧵 Every so often, I see that same dramatic headline:
“Humans now have a shorter attention span than a goldfish!”

📉 From 12 sec in 2000 to 8 sec in 2013, apparently.
What is this based on? A “Microsoft study.”
Let's talk about everything that’s wrong here.
#AttentionSpan #tech #screens

1/ The myth of the only child: a thread on the unjustified bad reputation of only children 🧵👇 #OnlyChildMyths #ParentingTruths #BreakingStereotypes

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I recently saw this headline.
Sounds wild, right? A younger brain with so little effort? I had to track down the actual study.

#attention #screentime #screens #socialmedia #aging

1/ In 1939, at an Iowa soldiers' orphanage, an utterly unethical experiment was conducted on 22 orphaned children to test the "misdiagnosis theory" of stuttering. #MedicalEthics #PsychologyHistory #TheMonsterStudy

1/11 Ever wonder why weight patterns seem to run in families? Let’s dive into the data together and find out.The findings may surprise you #ObesityResearch #GeneticScience

1/🧵 The biggest parenting myth? That our behavior has ENORMOUS influence on our children. Almost every trait kids develop gets blamed on something parents did (usually mom...). This belief creates massive anxiety. But what does the SCIENCE actually say? #ParentingTips #MomTok

A ban on phones in schools may seem like an attractive and simple solution, but overall, the studies don’t provide strong evidence that it improves student outcomes.
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#screens #schoolbans #education #smartphones #MentalHealth

Growth charts are not a diagnostic tool, which is why percentile shifts alone should not automatically be a source of parental anxiety.
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#growth #family #parenting #expectingParents #newparents #newmoms #scienceBasedParenting

When it comes to breastfeeding, much is said about its benefits—benefits that aren’t always as clear-cut as we’re told. But far less attention is given to its disadvantages. Yes, breastfeeding can have downsides too.
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#BreastfeedingMom #Moms #ParentingTips