Psychiatric News (1/6) reports a meta-analysis of 62 studies suggests that “children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to receive negative parenting – such as lack of warmth or responsiveness to developmental needs, and greater hostility, abuse, or family conflict – than children without the disorder.” Researchers observed that “children with ADHD showed significantly lower levels of positive parenting and higher levels of negative parenting than controls. There were group differences across all 14 parenting factors, but the strongest effects were found for authoritative parenting, warmth, abuse, family conflict, and hostility.” The analysis was published in the Journal of the Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
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— “Significant Differences Found in Parenting of Children With ADHD, Psychiatric News, January 6, 2026