Cars poured in; parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles emerged carrying various-sized balloons, and colorful...

Parenting is one of the most rewarding and challenging experiences that one can have in one’s lifetime. As parents, you want your...

When we think of parenting styles, we often hear about the two extremes: the permissive and the authoritative. However, another dichotomy...

Whether you’re a parent, teacher, nanny, or babysitter, it can sometimes feel like a never-ending struggle to get a child to listen. We...

In recent years, parents have shared videos of themselves using face-morphing filters with their infants and toddlers. Filters that morph...

From in utero to toddlerhood, kids soak up emotional signals from the world around them. And although it may seem daunting for young...

As a parent, you want your children to be happy and successful in life. But what does it really take to set your child(ren) up for...

The college application process can be fraught with anxiety and myth. It is difficult for students and families to decipher and...

The digital world has opened up a wealth of opportunities for teens to explore, connect and build meaningful relationships. But...

Parenting is an exhilarating and exhausting job and likely the hardest one you will ever have. Even folks who have no children are likely...

Moving into the holiday season, kids can easily get swept away thinking about the gifts they might receive. Piles of presents in stores...

Healthy relationships, particularly friendships, are essential to a child or teen's life. But what happens when those relationships are...

Why do parents overprotect their children from making mistakes? When our babies are very young, we often take the time to babyproof our...

SEL (social-emotional learning) helps kids build the cognitive, physical, and social skills needed to be successful with relationships,...

The effects are the same regardless of whether a child experiences physical or psychological abuse. Both wear down a child's sense of...

When we place children in timeout, we unknowingly condition them to associate being alone with themselves as punishment. In reality, that...

As a 90’s kid whose parents worked long hours and swing shifts, I spent a lot of time watching Nickelodeon on the television set. At the...

It’s never easy to hear your child say, “I hate you!” While there’s no ‘right way’ to respond to hurtful words, an emotionally...

We often hear about increasing emotional intelligence, but if you’re just learning, it can be hard to understand how the skills of...

Growing up, my father’s method of punishment was to shun me, a practice our family referred to ominously, yet humorously, as “Amish...