Fathers as Key Figures Shaping the Foundations of Early Childhood Development: An Exploratory Longitudinal Study on Web-Based Intervention.

Early childhood development is profoundly influenced by parent-child interactions, with recent research emphasizing the crucial role fathers play alongside mothers. Paternal involvement, especially in caregiving activities like feeding, positively impacts children's cognitive, emotional, and social development. However, paternal depressive symptoms can hinder the quality of these interactions, potentially leading to long-term behavioral and emotional difficulties in children.

Further Evidence on Online Video-Feedback Intervention: Enhancing Parent-Child Interactions and Reducing Disordered Eating in Children.

Background: This study evaluated the effectiveness of an online intervention designed to improve parent-child interactions and address disordered eating behaviors in children. Using remote video-feedback sessions based on observations of mother-child feeding interactions, the intervention offers a cost-effective and environmentally friendly alternative to traditional in-person methods.

Aims: The study aimed to assess the impact of online intervention on the quality of mother-child interactions during feeding and its effectiveness in reducing psychopathological symptoms in both mothers and children.

Advancing Personalized Interventions: A Paradigm Shift in Psychological and Health-Related Treatment Strategies.

In recent years, the field of psychological and health-related interventions has seen a paradigm shift towards personalized and tailored approaches [...

Peripartum Depressive Symptoms in Fathers during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

: This research investigates peripartum depression in fathers during COVID-19, focusing on how pandemic-related distress is associated with paternal depressive symptoms and the quality of father-child feeding interactions. The primary objective was to understand if the pandemic has influenced depressive symptoms in new fathers and how these symptoms impact their interactions with their children, especially during feeding. : Utilizing a cross-sectional design, the research employs online surveys and remote observation to gather data from 243 Italian fathers.

An Update on the Special Issue "Parent-Child Interactions: Paths of Intergenerational Transmission of Psychopathological Risk".

In September 2020, this Journal published a Special Issue (SI) entitled "Parent-Child Interactions: Paths of Intergenerational Transmission of Psychopathological Risk" that included fourteen interesting articles (see here for all of the published manuscripts' references: https://www [...