In comedies, teen and tween characters often "ewwww" as the audience "awwws" during parental PDAs. Meanwhile, in real life, children may be taking notes—and learning wholesome, important life lessons ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Have you ever said “I love you” out of habit, when you weren’t fully feeling it ...

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 ...

FARGO - In the past few months, the media and blogosphere have been abuzz with stories of parent-child affection. From celebrities mouth-feeding their babies or a Time magazine cover featuring a photo ...