What can you do if you think your teen already has unhealthy social media habits?
Childhood trauma linked to distrust of healthcare professionals – new research
I don’t believe I have regrets. But don’t we all regret something? At least one thing? Sure, there is that artistic life I missed, the dangerous and the reclusive. But what if I had embraced that life in some way? What would that have done to my...
The key to raising secure children: Why parental sensitivity matters for fathers and mothers
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‘Lazy’, ‘messy’, ‘smart’: how labels affect a child’s personality development
I want to keep my child safe from abuse − but research tells me I’m doing it wrong
A 25-year study reveals how empathy is passed from parents to teens to their future children.
When conception and pregnancy come with effort, or not at all, the risk is to set oneself up to feel like a failure or, alternately, to try everything in the hopes of being “good enough” to conceive.
What you eat could alter your unborn children and grandchildren’s genes and health outcomes
Our research suggests eating an unhealthy breakfast could have a similar effect on your child’s school day as having nothing at all.
‘Watch the ball!’: here’s why some sideline remarks are probably less helpful to your kids than you think
Why do children laugh? It’s not always because they’re happy...
Spotting the signs of disordered eating in youth: Tips for parents and caregivers
Helping children eat healthier foods may begin with getting parents to do the same, research suggests.
Before I was a mother, I was a philosopher. As such, I can offer no cut-and-dried answers to every quandary. Rather than adhere to one philosophical worldview, I use a handful of ideas we can treat as a cornerstone of “commonsense morality.”
‘Gross negligence’: why a parent like James Crumbley can be found guilty for their child’s crimes.
For a while after my family returned from a year of travel around the world, it seemed we had ruined sightseeing for my children.
As a parent of an estranged adult child attempting to repair the rupture and reconcile, what do you need to consider or do to make that happen? What needs to be in place for your reconciliation efforts to be successful?
How having conversations with children builds their language — and strengthens family connections