HealthDay (3/19, Preidt) reports that a study published online in the journal Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice suggests that “depression in fathers may be linked to anxiety and bad behavior in toddlers.” After looking at “200 couples with three-year-olds,” researchers “found that depression in either the mother or father during the first years of parenting increased a toddler’s risk of anxiety, sadness, hitting and lying.”
Related Links:
— “Dad’s Depression Affects Toddler’s Behavior, Too,”Robert Preidt, HealthDay, March 18, 2015.