My name is Myriam Al Bcherraoui and I am an undergraduate student of psychology. I am an academic, a research scholar, a writer, a bookworm, and above all I am a learner at heart. To say the least, I love my major. I love the fact that I get to study about the human mind and the reasons we function the way we do – a subject that is so personal and intimate in nature. I love that I get to research about what interests me the most; child development. To understand children’s development is to understand how we came to be the unique individuals we are today. Child psychology gives us insights on who we are, the difficulties we face in our childhood, the right ways to overcome them, and consequently how to raise a future generation of healthy and competent adults.

Throughout my undergraduate studies, I began to notice that majority of people outside academia had no knowledge of the research found on child development, including parents! This is when I first came up with the TheDevelopedChild. I now dedicate my time on researching the best possible ways to provide care, education, and support for children and most importantly, to make child developmental research available for yearning parents seeking to give their child a fulfilling childhood.

In my research, I focus on parent/child relationships, attachment, the role of fathers in the context of child development, and the role of the family unit in supporting children’s social and emotional development. I aim to better understand how paternal involvement and sensitivity contributes to children’s social and emotional development, and prevents negative behavioral outcomes, especially during the transition into sibling hood. I am also interested in investigating the development of risk and resilience in children, specifically how the family unit can influence children’s success or failure in overcoming hardships at later developmental stages. I finally seek to draw out from my research the relevance for decisions made about children’s education and welfare.

So, this is a little bit about me. Simply put, I love learning about child development. I love being a part of spreading the knowledge with all those who can influence the quality of care children receive.

In favor of improving child development, education, and family well-being, join our cause and help us share our findings to those who could use it the most.