Michael Lamb: there are no magic ways to be sure that someone is telling the truth or not

"What is really important to children is to have warm, supportive relatioships with their parents".

Michael E. Lamb is professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Cambridge. He has long focused on the importance of child-parent relationships in diverse family and childcare contexts and on factors that enhance or diminish children’s capacities as witnesses, especially of abuse.

In this interview, he talks about post-divorce relationships between children and parents; fostering, adoption, and parenting by LGBTQ+ adults; developmentally appropriate forensic interview techniques; and cross-examination of young victims and witnesses.