Research in Human and Community Development is seeking to help families work through some of their most difficult times – from calming a crying infant to understanding what influences women who are separating themselves and their children from an abusive relationship. Another research project analyzed how some Illinois farmers are able to make more income while farming fewer acres.
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According to a recent University of Illinois study, some Illinois farmers have found a way to make more income from farming fewer acres. The secret? A combination of producing a high value product and selling directly to the customer.
What influences women when they are making child custody decisions that will bring them into future contact with a violent or controlling ex-husband? Fear, pragmatism, and the belief--sometimes reinforced in mandated divorce education classes--that their children will suffer if both parents are not in their lives, according to a University of Illinois study in the August Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.
A mother's attentiveness to her baby's distress, especially in the first year, is more important to his secure attachment than lots of positive feedback when he's happy and content, concludes a University of Illinois study published in the June issue of the Journal of Family Psychology.