Research indicates that a loving bond between parents and their children early in life significantly influences child development and fosters prosocial behavior. Parent-Child Bond and Prosocial Behavior: A University of Cambridge Study The University of Cambridge conducted a study using data from more than 10,000 people born between 2000 and 2002 to understand the long-term interplay between early relationships with parents, child development, and prosociality. This study is one of the first to examine how these characteristics interact over a lengthy period spanning childhood and adolescence. Child Development and Prosocial Tendencies The researchers found that individuals who experienced warm and loving relationships with their parents at age three not only […]
