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Home / Health News / Sharing parenting responsibilities could keep your baby healthy

Sharing parenting responsibilities could keep your baby healthy

According to the study, offspring grow better and are more likely to survive if reared by both parents.

By: Editorial Team   | | Published: August 3, 2018 10:00 am
Tags: Baby  Offspring  Parenting methods  Positive parenting  smart parenting  
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Parents who share their responsibilities of childcare end up feeling more satisfied. According to a new study of insects, animals who share the task of parenting do a better job than parents who do so on their own. Thus, offsprings raised by both parents grow to a healthier weight and are more likely to reach adulthood than those raised by one parent. Also Read - Parenting tips: Hope you’re not making this biggest parenting mistake

According to ANI reports, the research has been done on beetles and it is proved that being raised by two parents has benefits for offspring. It could help explain why many species including birds, mammals, fish, and insects have evolved to share the burden of nurturing their young. Also Read - Parenting tips: Ways to lower stress and increase joy as a mom



Researchers at the University of Edinburgh set out to examine whether care from two parents is greater than the sum of its parts, or if a conflict between parents over their shared workload has a negative impact on their young. Also Read - 7 Essential tips for positive parenting your teen

In an experiment with burying beetles, scientists examined how well pairs of adults compared with sole parents. Dozens of pairs of parents and single adult beetles were each given a brood to raise to adulthood, with single beetles given half as many young compared with the pairs. The researchers eventually found that offsprings who were raised by both parents were better off despite male beetles being seen to do less when working alongside their female partners.

Scientists said their finding supports the idea that co-parenting may help ensure animals can pass on their genes, in a trade-off against producing more young. In addition, both parents may pass on good bacteria to their young through close contact.

Dr. Natalie Pilakouta of the University of Edinburgh’s School of Biological Sciences, who led the study, said: “We’ve shown that offspring grow better and are more likely to survive if reared by both parents. This might help explain why shared parenting has evolved in so many species of animals.”

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Published : August 3, 2018 10:00 am
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