Kids whose parents are more aware of their activities exhibit signs of less stress

March 1, 2016
Kids whose parents are more aware of their activities exhibit signs of less stress

A WFHN paper published in the Journal of Family Psychology reveals that the younger children of workers in the IT division of a Fortune 500 company had lower bedtime salivary cortisol levels when their parents had higher average knowledge of their daily activities. On days when parents had the most knowledge of their younger offsprings' activities, these children also had lower before-dinner cortisol levels.