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Two takeaways for mental health professionals: First, early father–child warmth and engagement are associated with calmer coparenting at age two, and this state predicts lower inflammation (CRP) and better HbA1c in children around age seven. Second, the study found this link for fathers but not for mothers, suggesting paternal behavior can uniquely influence family dynamics and child health outcomes.

Article Title: Early father-child bonding predicts lower inflammation in children

Link to PsyPost Article: ift dot tt/8qmWVkE

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#FamilySystems #FatherInvolvement #Coparenting #Inflammation #ChildHealth

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Pascal Vrticka Nov 9, 2022

This podcast on #InvolvedFatherhood (https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy84MTA3MjI1MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw?ep=14) by @markgatto sounds very interesting, timely and relevant. I will certainly have a listen as soon as I can.

We recently published two studies on the association between #dads' #caregiving #beliefs and dads' #brain structure as well as #father-#child brain-to-brain #synchrony. In short, #FatherInvolvement is key!

More information here: https://pvrticka.com/dads/ and in my recent #TEDx talk: https://pvrticka.com/tedx-2022/.

The Daddy Leave Diaries

Mark Gatto is taking six months’ parental leave to look after his new baby. In this podcast, we accompany him on his journey, as he applies for time off work, attends the baby’s birth, supports his wife through her maternity leave, juggles his work and domestic life, and spends time as a stay-home dad. Mark shares his story with Jeremy Davies from the Fatherhood Institute - a UK charity think tank which advocates for fairer, more father-inclusive parenting leave, and better support for dads from maternity and other family services.

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