Welcome to Parenting Science.

Founded by a biological anthropologist (me), this website is dedicated to families who want information based on the scientific evidence.

It’s also dedicated to people who are interested in the big picture:

Child-rearing from the perspectives of anthropology, evolution, developmental psychology, and cognitive science.

Here you will find information about

• attachment, emotions, and social skills

• child development

• intelligence and the brain

• sleep

• stress

• science- and math-oriented activities for kids

You’ll also find something pretty rare among popular parenting resources:

Fully-referenced citations from scientific journals.

There is a lot of advice out there about babies and kids. Unfortunately, many of the people dispensing that advice are asking you to take their claims on faith. In these pages, I cite the studies behind the claims, and let you weigh the evidence for yourself.

So welcome to this site, and please visit again. I will continue to add new features and articles over time. Know anyone who might find these pages useful? Help me spread the word!

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P.P.S., This website has been recognized with an Editor's Choice Award from AwesomeLibrary.com, a collection of the top 5% of sites in the field of education. It has also been selected as a Parenting News resource by the New York Times.

Thank you, HONcode team. And thanks to the editors of Awesome Library and the New York Times!

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