Child Development and Family Relations

Rebecca Blodgett: Outstanding Student in Individual and Family Studies

Rebecca Blodgett of Parkman, Maine is the 2020 outstanding student in Child Development and Family Relations, Individual and Family Studies concentration. Rebecca studied abroad in China during her time at UMaine and was involved in several extracurricular activities, including Alternative Breaks. Hometown: Parkman, Maine High School: Piscataquis Community High School in Guilford Parents: Joanne Morin […]

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Puhlman recent guest on ‘Maine Calling’

Daniel Puhlman, assistant professor of family studies and head of the Parenting Relationships Research Lab at the University of Maine, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show.

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College of Education and Human Development opens Parenting Relationships Research Lab

The Parenting Relationships Research Lab was created by assistant professor of family studies Daniel Puhlman, whose research explores co-parenting and fathering. The lab will focus on all relationships involved in parenting, especially parents’ relationship with their children and parents’ relationships with each other, but also grandparents, extended family members, teachers and other caregivers.

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