Boomer-era parenting was built on a very different set of assumptions—about kids, authority, discipline, and emotional ...

Adulthood brings a host of realizations, but few are as enlightening—or as humbling—as those about your parents. It's as though the veil of childhood innocence lifts, and you see them not just as ...

I try hard to understand my teenager's feelings about things but whenever I stand my discipline ground, I hear remarks like, “You never listen” or “You just don't understand.” What am I doing wrong?

You probably never thought you’d be the one saying no so often, but here you are. Becoming a parent changes the way you see everything, including the people who raised you. After all, there are ...

Many parents struggle to distinguish between permissive and gentle parenting, often confusing these two distinct approaches. Both styles emphasise warmth and responsiveness, yet they differ ...

Do parents have a favorite child? Many parents will tell you that they don't, but children often beg to differ with their siblings, suspecting that the other is truly the most loved. It turns out that ...

In many families, interactions between teenagers and their parents are often non-productive. All too frequently, parents do not trust their teenagers (often for good reason), and in turn, their ...

Parenting is hard work. Parenting a child who struggles with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is even more difficult. Dara Babinski, a clinical psychologist at Penn State Health Milton ...

“The early bird catches the worm.” “If all of your friends jumped off of a bridge, would you jump too?” “Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.” As a kid, I can say that I have heard expressions such ...