Delaware Public Media – Eli Chen
“A new study involving a University of Delaware researcher shows that sensitive caregiving in early childhood is connected to lasting social and academic benefits in adulthood. Released on December 18 through the journal Child Development, researchers sought to discover how much the effects of sensitive parenting sustained in adulthood…During the subjects’ childhood, the behavior of the parents, whether they were sensitive, detached or intrusive, was documented. Decades later, the subjects were interviewed as adults about their romantic relationships and academic performance. Not only did scientists find that the effects of sensitive parenting remained strong into adulthood — they also found that sensitive parenting was a major predictor of academic success.”(more)