University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tag: Parenting

Marsha R. Mailick, PhD – Slide of the Week

Age Trajectories of FXTAS-type Symptoms Total score by FXTAS Family History and College Degree Attainment in FMR1 Premutation Carrier Women

Marsha R. Mailick, PhD – Slide of the Week

Parenting a child with a developmental disability can be a profound source of stress, particularly for mothers.

H. Hill Goldsmith, PhD – Slide of the Week

An enduring issue in the study of mental health is identifying developmental processes that explain how childhood characteristics progress to maladaptive forms.

Leann Smith DaWalt, PhD – Slide of the Week

Title: Probability of Retention between MIDUS 2 (2004-2006) and MIDUS 3 (2013-2014) by Developmental Disabilities Parenting Status and Race/Ethnicity Citation: Song, J., Dembo, R. S., DaWalt, L. E., Ryff, C. D., & Mailick, M. R. (forthcoming). Improving Retention of Diverse Samples in Longitudinal Research on Developmental Disabilities. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Abstract: …

Sigan Hartley, PhD – Slide of the Week

Family research in the field of ASD has focused on describing the impact of child challenges on parents, usually mothers, and given little attention to the ways in which mothers and fathers reciprocally influence the development of the child with ASD.

Memory may suffer in mothers caring for children with disabilities

Mothers of kids with disabilities might be more forgetful as they age than other mothers, according to a new study that suggests the stresses of parenting a disabled child wear on mothers’ minds over time.