Initiatives to improve the parenting of young children should focus on maternal mental health, breastfeeding and the mother's social networks, new research has concluded. A study of 1,136 mothers by the Institute of Education, funded by the DCSF, found that those who had positive attitudes towards breastfeeding tended to have warmer relationships with their children, particularly in single-parent and lower-income families. Mothers who had extensive social networks also interacted more positively with their children. The report, Nurturing parenting capability: the early years, is at www.learningbenefits.net.
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