Early Childhood, Family Environment and Parent-Child Relationships
This strand explores how children’s emotional, social, and cognitive development are shaped by the quality of their relationships at home. Using tools from developmental neuroscience and psychology, my research investigates how parents and children connect and co-regulate together.
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Understanding how everyday stress influences brain-to-brain connection during play and co-viewing of movies.
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Exploring how parental empathy shapes children’s brain responses during prosocial decision-making.
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Studying how parent-child co-viewing during screentime affects brain development.
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Investigating strategies for how families balance work and home demands in remote work environments, and how this affects parental brain activity and mental load.