Durham University May 8 2026 New research from Durham University shows that the way parents instruct and encourage infants to help plays a key role in how helping behavior develops, and that these approaches vary across cultures. The study, published in Developmental Psychology, followed 273 infants and their mothers in the United Kingdom, rural Uganda, and urban Uganda. It examined how early helping behavior emerges and how mothers support it in everyday interactions. Infants took part in two