A new study from Colorado State University explores whether stress can pass between parents and kids. The Scripps News Group spoke with the professor who helped conduct the study and found that in extreme cases, kids will adapt to stress.
Psychology Professor Kimberly French said during the study, researchers found parents with higher stress levels had kids with fewer hours of sleep and worse sleep quality. The study used a diary method, and it showed kids eventually will adapt to more stressful conditions at home.
French said the study compared parents with more stress versus parents with less stress. The research team found that daily, there was not a huge finding. However as parents started to stress more day by day, that is when their little ones started getting less sleep. When kids really started getting impacted, they started to sleep more in response…