Parenting Lessons from Frogs and Spiders | Lauren O'Connell

From Our Neurons to Yours · Apr 13, 2023 · 19m

Today we’re going to talk about frogs — and spiders — as parents.

What today’s show is really about is “pair bonding” — that’s the scientific term for the collaborative bonds that form between two parents — as well as the bonds between parents and their offspring.

It turns out that if you look across the animal kingdom, strong family bonds are way more widespread than you might imagine. Frogs have them. Spiders have them. Fish have them.

We wanted to learn more about the neuroscience behind these familial bonds across the animal kingdom — and what this could teach us about our own experience…