Child Well-Being Studies
Decoding Children’s Mental Health Patterns Amidst COVID-19 and the Role of Parenting
The pandemic affected children’s mental health, but there is still limited knowledge about how these impacts differ for different children, especially those from low-income families.
Linking Children’s Temperament to Their Learning and Mental Health Through Parenting
Parenting beliefs and behaviours play an important role in shaping children’s development, particularly for children with more difficult temperaments.
How Mothers’ Parenting Beliefs Influenced Children’s Mental Health and Educational Experiences During COVID-19
Research shows that mothers’ knowledge and beliefs about their parenting responsibilities (referred to as “parenting beliefs”) can directly impact their children. We studied how mothers’ parenting beliefs before the COVID-19 pandemic affected their children during the pandemic.
Heterogeneity in maternal and child mental health responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting public health measures disrupted the lives of families worldwide. Young children who attended early childhood education and care settings were abruptly required to stay at home.
Adversity in Families: Impacts on Mothers’ Wellbeing and Children’s Mental Health
We did this study to improve our understanding of how different factors in a mother’s life—like her mental health, financial resources, relationship status, education, and parenting style—affect her child’s development.
I Felt Like I Was Going Crazy: Understanding Mother’s and Young Children’s Experiences with Learning at Home During COVID-19
We examined the effects of the switch to at-home learning on young children and their mothers in Toronto during the early pandemic (Study 1) and how these challenges evolved later in the pandemic (Study 2).
Children’s Mental Health During the Pandemic: How Family Characteristics Made a Difference
We investigated changes in children’s mental health over time during the pandemic and examined how familial characteristics (e.g., income and education) are related to these changes.
The Unique Impacts of COVID-19 on Low-Income and Diverse Canadian Women’s Mental Health Profiles: A Latent Transition Analysis
There is evidence of an overall decline in women’s mental health, particularly those with young children, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Predicting Preschool Development: Infant Care Quality’s Role in Language but Not Social Development
Parenting beliefs and behaviours play an important role in shaping children’s development, particularly for children with more difficult temperaments.
Parenting and Early Learning Outcomes
This study examined how different parenting styles impact children’s learning. We wanted to understand whether there are common patterns in parenting beliefs and behaviours and whether these patterns are linked to how well children learn.
What we study:
COVID-19
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Child Well-Being
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Parent Well-Being
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Parenting
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Child Care
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Michal Perlman
Professor, University of Toronto and Director
Dr. R.G.N. Laidlaw Research Centre,
University of Toronto
Email: michal.perlman@utoronto.ca
Telephone: 416-978-0596
