The ATP team wishes all of our families a very happy fathers’ day! To celebrate, we’re sharing a video from the Australian Institute of Family Studies “Dads Talk” series with Australian dads sharing the best things about being a father.
New research from the Avon Longitudinal Study in the UK has found that depression and anxiety during pregnancy is more common among young women today than their mothers. If their mother was depressed in pregnancy, daughters were also more than three times as likely to be depressed in their pregnancy. The article is available at: https://bit.ly/2OvMOVA
Prof Jenn McIntosh recently shared ATP Generation 3 findings on child-parent relationships with over 900 colleagues at the Australian Childhood Foundation’s Childhood Trauma Conference. Jenn leads the ATP’s MAC lab leads research on the parent-child relationship. You can read more about the MAC lab at: https://www.melbournechildrens.com/atp/gen-3/
New research published in Nature by MCRI researchers, including ATP Gen3’s own Prof Craig Olsson, suggests that we need to think differently about adolescence and how it impacts the next generation. Earlier onset of puberty, and later parenting, over the past 50 years means that today’s adolescents will be the largest generation to become … Continued
This week meet Evelyn Tan, PhD student and ATP lab co-manager. You might have met Evelyn if you’ve visited us with your child for a play session. Read more about Evelyn here: Q1) How long have you been involved with the ATP? “I have been a PhD student with the ATP for 2.5 years, and … Continued
Download the 2017 ATP newsletter (PDF) ATP Generation 3 update Thank you to all of our ATP families for your continuing support, and a warm welcome to those who have recently joined the ATP as part of the Gen3 study. We wish you all the best for the upcoming festive season and 2018. We are … Continued
Welcome to our ‘Meet the Team’ series! This week we’d like to introduce Dr Primrose Letcher, Project Manager of the ATP and Generation 3. Read on to learn a little more about Primrose: Q1) How long have you been involved with the ATP? “I first started with the ATP as a research assistant 19 years … Continued
In this article, Dr Sarah Baracz of Macquarie University and Dr Femke Buisman-Pijlman of the University of Adelaide discuss how exposure to traumatic experiences in childhood can have a negative impact on the development of the brain when it’s most vulnerable Read more at The Conversation.
Adjusting to life with a new baby is difficult for mums and dads alike. In this video, Dr Karen Wynter of the Jean Hailes Research Unit at Monash University talks to a dad about his own experiences and how he and his partner faced the challenges of being new parents together.
Researchers from the MCRI, including previous ATP coordinator Dr Alana Deery have just released a fascinating new report on the important role that the first 1000 days of life plays in a child’s development. Read more here about how biology and the physical and social environments can all contribute in different ways, for better or … Continued
