The programme group Parenting, Child Care and Development studies how parents and other educators affect children's development, well-being and health. The emphasis is on the child's social, emotional and cognitive development and prevention of problems in these areas.

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The goal is to contribute to the optimal development of children. This is done not only by conducting research on parenting and developmental processes, but also by developing and testing preventive intervention programmes.

The programme  group also teaches on these topics within the Education and Child Studies programme.

The research of rogramme group Parenting, Child Care and Development includes the following topics:

• Interactions between parents, educators and children in early childhood;
• The impact of child care on child development;
• Historical root of caregiving;
• Neurobiology of parenting;
• Health and illness in the family;  
• Social cognition and brain development in infants.