Repository for scientific evidence in parenting
I would like to know if there is something out there that collects scientific evidence for most types of "policies" or "interventions" in parenting.
I would love to see a repository with something like:
Intervention/Treatment: Ferber method
Hypothesis: Baby will cry less after applying treatment
Strength of the evidence: low/medium/high
Main studies confirming: link1, link2, ...
Main studies refuting: link1, link2, ...
Intervention/Treatment: Spanking kids for disciplinary purposes
Hypothesis: Will affect negatively the baby's/kid's physical and mental health
Strength of the evidence: low/medium/high
Main studies confirming: link1, link2, ...
Main studies refuting: link1, link2, ...
...
I would appreciate any pointers.
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There is a resource that will answer many of your questions; however, some things, like the risks of corporal punishment, are difficult to quantify.
The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry is the gold standard in America, and I believe the European equivalent is The Journal of Child and Adolescent Behaviour. Subscription includes online databases with search engines which can be customized (such as meta-analyses).
The cost? Gasp, ,137 a year. It seems like they should put out a yearly highlight edition ...
Alternatively, you could go to a medical school library, but they often have admission fees.
I don't think there's anything quite like what you're after. But the site www.parentingscience.com has a lot of critical (as opposed to systematic) reviews of a wide range of parenting practices, and cites all its references.
It's not a repository, but scienceofmom.com/ is written by a PhD in nutrition, she has a pretty solid foundation in being able to read the scientific literature to see what claims are really supported, and which ones are not. She does not cover topics that go much past babyhood, though that might change as her children age.
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