Children's familiar tactic of playing parents against each other reveals deep family psychology that is not discussed usually ...

This four-word method helps parents quickly calm the spiral without reassuring, lecturing, fixing, or feeding the worry.

"When am I going to use this?" is probably what you thought to yourself as you completed your high school geometry or physics homework. And decades later, you may have learned the answer: Never, ever ...

Teaching children that they can say “no” is one of the most important lessons we can give them for their adult lives. From a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What’s under-discussed is how many common phrases and compliments can actually cause children some level of harm. When giving ...

Many parents feel ill-equipped to aid their child's mental health, but studies show that active engagement fosters better ...

HOUSTON — Parents across the country are hearing familiar complaints as summer vacation continues: "I'm bored!" and "There's nothing to do!" But according to child psychologist Dr. Leslie Taylor with ...

As a child, I loved being the center of attention. So it was a problem when my baby brother was born a day before my birthday. For years, I would beg my parents for a birthday gift “one day early.” My ...

Parents strive to create safe and nurturing environments where their children can thrive. But what truly makes a home happy? Newsweek spoke to a child psychologists who shared that happiness in the ...

One of the many jobs that parents and grandparents have is to boost a child’s self-esteem with encouraging phrases (without overly praising them). This can often come in the form of a genuine ...