UNICEF supports parents and caregivers in Guatemala with training and skills that turn talking, hugging and play into powerful tools for early childhood development. Adolfo Chen and his son Leicher ...

Parenting is one of the most meaningful roles we can undertake as we are shaping the future mental health of our children. Today I want to share two longitudinal studies that underscore the profound ...

Adolescence is a formative period during which emotional skills and self‐regulation become consolidated. Parents shape this trajectory through a combination of attachment security, emotion ...

University of Wollongong researchers report statistically significant associations between parental technology use in a child's presence (PTU) and specific cognitive, behavioral, and screen-based ...

Ten years ago, Profs. Ariel Kalil and Susan Mayer co-founded the Behavioral Insights and Parenting (BIP) Lab at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy to better understand the ...

Most parents would do anything to protect their children. They stay up late worrying, plan carefully, and pour real love into ...

Since the advent of the helicopter parent, trending parenting advice has pushed the idea that parents should stay in sync with their kids at all times. In contrast, a new study finds that higher ...

Resilience isn't simply an ability to bounce back after disappointments or loss, or the ability to adapt to changes big and small. In my 30+ years of working with children and their parents, as well ...

It's a deceptively simple reason, even if it feels complicated. When you have a difficult relationship or history with your parents, everything can feel fraught. But sometimes, the impacts are more ...