A book with great images and a quiet, comfortable place shape how reading in families is done SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: The overall benefit of shared book reading is lower than previously thought, but still remains a key activity for advancing children’s literacy.
New study on the difficulties facing children of diplomats:"The hardest thing about being a diplomat's kid was, without comparison, returning home" Constantly moving to new countries can pose a difficult childhood in various ways, research finds.
What happens when parents bring a foster child into the family? New research illuminates the experiences of foster parents' biological children when their home becomes a foster home.
Why aren't Norwegian women having more than two children? The main reason for the low birth rates in Norway is not that the number of childless adults is increasing, but that fewer people who have two children choose to have a third.
Important for children's health to maintain contact with dad after divorce A new Norwegian study has looked at what happens to children's ability to trust their parents after a divorce – and how children fare mentally and physically when they don’t maintain good contact with both parents.
Family values in Europe: Georgia is on one extreme. Norway is on the other. Almost everyone in Georgia believes that adult children should be responsible for parents who need help. In Norway, more and more people respond negatively to this idea.
Working class parents feel marginalised by child welfare services Some parents react more negatively to child welfare services than others. The language used by child welfare staff may be part of the reason, say researchers.
They raise their sons to become better men in order to ensure equality for their daughters Norwegian-Pakistani mothers who never got the chance to realise their ambitions on the job market have other plans for their own daughters. This affects the way they raise their sons.
Parents with young children most vulnerable after stroke We think of stroke as an old-age problem, but 25 per cent of strokes happen in individuals under 65.
No baby boom from cash-for-care benefits The number of births per woman has declined since cash for childcare benefits were introduced in Norway.
Children can wait – for higher income The probability of having children increases significantly once people have started their professional careers.
Open day care centres fill vital role The number of open day care centres in Norway is dropping, despite the help they give to troubled families.
People have more faith in family firms Consumers are more likely to perceive family-owned businesses as being socially responsible than publicly traded corporate giants.
Surrogacy changes perception of family Childless Norwegians have travelled abroad for surrogacy, as the service is illegal at home. Their actions and willingness to speak out about them have started to transform the idea of what a family is and should be.