Excited to share this new Pediatrics Perspective co-authored with Dr. Stephanie Reich and Dr. Tiffany Munzer. Practitioners can use this guidance to help caregivers build their capacity to parent effectively in a digitally saturated world. publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...

Last week our lab traveled to Leuven, Belgium for the 2026 International Attachment Conference. It's always a delight to share our research while learning from international leaders in child development and attachment research. madiganlab.org/lab-announce...

Lab Showcases Research at International Attachment Conference in Belgium - Determinants of Child Development Lab

Our lab was well represented at the International Attachment Conference (IAC) in Leuven, Belgium last week. We showcased research reflecting our work on

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I am touched by this story that my team pitched and was developed by @ucalgary.bsky.social. It's a true honour to be recognized in this way. www.ucalgary.ca/news/cultiva...

📣 My team's Lancet Public Health meta on the prevalence of #ACEs was a huge international and collaborative effort: Read about it in this #UCalgary story: ucalgary.ca/news/prevale...

The prevalence of adverse childhood experiences in 102 countries

Dr. Sheri Madigan and her team publish a comprehensive meta-analysis in The Lancet Public Health

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📢 Publication alert in The Lancet Public Health! Our meta-analysis on the prevalence of #ACEs was a huge collaborative effort. It's the largest meta-analyses conducted to date, with 1,002 studies across 102 countries and over 2.6 million adults included. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

It's always an honour to talk about the latest research on #ChildDevelopment and #ScreenTime. Read today's UCalgary news story: www.ucalgary.ca/news/complex...

📢 Excited to announce that our ACEs hub team has launched a redesigned aceshub.org. Learn more: madiganlab.org/lab-announce... #ACEs #TraumaInformed

📢 Digital technology use and associations with children’s learning and social interaction: A longitudinal approach—with Ross Neville and Elizabeth Al-Jbouri. psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...

📢 5 ways parents can help kids learn to regulate their emotions 👉 theconversation.com/big-feelings... co-authored with Marissa Nivison and Gizem Keskin

Grateful for the opportunity to talk on CBC radio at noon today and hear from callers about how they manage screen time. Time limits aren't enough. #DigitalWellbeing is a collective responsibility. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

@marissanivison.bsky.social talks about building secure bonds in this Parenting Ed-Ventures Podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDWs... #attachmentstyle #attachmenttheory

Tech companies and government have huge roles to play when it comes to youth #Screentime and #DigitalWellbeing. ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

Screen time policy statement revised; puts onus on tech giants, government

The American Academy of Pediatrics has released a new policy on screen time guidelines for children, for the first time in a decade.

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Grateful for the opportunity to talk about the American Academy of Pediatrics' new screen time policy. The evidence is clear: the problems of digital screen time outweigh the benefits for youth. Policy inaction is putting kids at risk. calgaryherald.com/news/local-n...

Chatted with CTV News about new digital media guidelines for kids released by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Hoping this systems-wide policy will act as a catalyst for broader action in Canada that centres the health and well-being of kids! #ChildDevelopment www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSn5...

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📢 Recommendations for creating a child-friendly digital world just released by the American Academy of Pediatrics. We need a systems-wide approach to making the digital ecosystem healthier and safer for children. Proud to have contributed to this policy. lnkd.in/gWHXpWVY #ChildDevelopment

Umbrella review just published with Marissa Nivison, Pasco Fearon and Jennifer M. Jenkins. #CaregiverSensitivity is critical for children’s socioemotional and cognitive #development — an important target for early childhood intervention programs. acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

We'd love your votes for our COPEwithtrauma.org resources featured in this year's #IHDCYHTalks competition. 🎞 VIDEO: lnkd.in/g6wFVEwY 📄 INFOGRAPHIC: lnkd.in/gQfhMHQQ ✅ VOTE by midnight ET November 30: cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54519.html

📣 Made Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers list for the third year in a row! Huge shout out to my team for their hard work, dedication, and ongoing support! madiganlab.org/lab-announce...

Sheri Recognized as a Top 1 in 1000 Highly Cited Researcher - Determinants of Child Development Lab

We are delighted to announce that our lab director, Dr. Sheri Madigan, has been selected for inclusion in Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list in

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This #UCalgary story features #psychoeducation resources for caregivers featured in #IHDCYH Talks contest. www.ucalgary.ca/news/tools-help-children-trauma-need-your-vote. Check them out: 🎞 VIDEO: vimeo.com/1125961645 📄 INFOGRAPHIC: lnkd.in/gQfhMHQQ ✅ We'd love your votes! lnkd.in/gJZWKw_f ✅

Check out COPE’s entries in #IHDCYH #CIHR contest! 🎞 VIDEO (Implementing COPE into your Practice): vimeo.com/1125961645 📄 INFOGRAPHIC (Emotion Validation): www.copewithtrauma.org/wp-content/u... ✅ VOTE here: lnkd.in/gJZWKw_f ✅ Register to access all COPE resources: www.copewithtrauma.org

We've launched COPE (Caregiver Online #PsychoEducation) a website for caregivers of children who have experienced trauma. We want to connect with mental health practitioners to get it into the hands of caregivers. Watch the video and register to access all the resources. www.copewithtrauma.org

Early and excessive #socialmedia use carries real developmental costs. Our @jama.com editorial urges policymakers to act now — the cost of prevention is low, but the cost of inaction is high. w Pasco Fearon & Keith Yeates @Ucalgary

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💬 Editorial: Evidence from longitudinal data links higher adolescent social media use to small but population-meaningful deficits in cognitive performance. ja.ma/3WsY8T4

Serena Jenkins, postdoc in our lab, presented about ACEsHub.org earlier this month. Way to go Serena! Read about it in our lab announcements madiganlab.org/lab-announce...

📣 New @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social study in @jama.com! Underage social media use linked to lower reading and memory scores - even low levels of social media exposure were linked to poorer cognitive performance 🔗 tinyurl.com/3vnpw4p3 @ucsf-ihps.bsky.social

Last weekend we hiked the High Rockies Trail, celebrating the beginning of the fall semester while building our team spirit. madiganlab.org/lab-announce...

Earlier this month we partnered with the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute Run4Research team at the 2025 RBC Race for Kids. Together, we raised over $4000 for kids! Read about it madiganlab.org/lab-announce...

📢 New publication! Shout out to lead author and grad student in our lab Jackson Hewitt! Results showed that maternal depression may be triggered by fluctuations in children’s depression symptoms over time, but not vice versa. tinyurl.com/yc2br575 #ChildDevelopment #Depression #MentalHealth

Child 👦depression predicts mom’s 😞#depression but not the other way around, study during pandemic found. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40853554/

Testing Bidirectional Associations Between Maternal and Child Depression During Emerging Adolescence - PubMed

Contrary to prevailing assumptions, these findings suggest that children's depression over time may have contributed to worsening maternal depression, rather than the other way around. While these res...

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So proud to share that Jenney Zhu, PhD student in our lab, has received the Owerko Centre Publication Award for her excellent research on the intergenerational transmission of #ACEs madiganlab.org/lab-announce...

Jenney Receives Owerko Centre Publication Award - Determinants of Child Development Lab

We are thrilled to announce that Jenney Zhu, PhD student in the lab, has received the Owerko Centre Publication Award, which recognizes excellence in research

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Excited to announce that two former graduate students in our lab—Jessy and Camille—have received CPA dissertation awards! #ChildDevelopment madiganlab.org/lab-announce...

Jessy and Camille Receive CPA Dissertation Awards - Determinants of Child Development Lab

We are proud to announce that Jessy Cooke and Camille Mori—both former graduate students in our lab—have been awarded Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)

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