Lígia Monteiro has a Ph.D. from the UNL/ISPA-IU. Presently is an assistant Professor at ISCTE- University Institute of Lisbon, and a researcher at CIS-IUL - CED (Community, Education and Development) research group. She has a background on educational and developmental Psychology (ISPA-IU/UNL) and has participated in several research projects studying the impact of parenting (mother and father) and family dynamics on children’s socio-emotional development, during the first years of live. She has her work published in several peer-review journals, and book chapters/books.