Media-Fueled Fear Curtails Children's Independence and Exploration
The role of parental fear in restricting children’s independence is often underappreciated. Our information environment contributes to fear-based parenting by amplifying the perceived risks of low base rate harms. As a result, we limit kids’ opportunities to explore their world.
Couples Misjudge Baby Care Split; Dads' Involvement Improves Outcomes
My lab asked pregnant couples to discuss their plans for sharing infant care. After birth, we brought them back to the lab. We discovered that couples do not accurately predict their division of baby care, and parents fare better when...
Men's Housework Share Nears Women's, Gap Shrinks Record
Contrary to the heteropessisism online, there's good news about egalitarian marriage in the latest time diary data: men's housework contributions are converging with women's and the gender gap is smaller than it's ever been. https://t.co/DSQYNyOMoy