Saying "no" is essential in parenting. But setting limits shouldn't start and end with that one word. As a certified child life specialist and licensed therapist, I know that saying "no" is meant to ...

Saying no to kids who want to buy stuff can be tricky, but gifting experiences or opting for open-ended toys such as building ...

Once the school pick-up routine begins in the afternoon, it can feel like mental arithmetic getting everyone to the right ...

Parents want their kids to trust them. They want to be the first person their child turns to with the big stuff, the hard stuff, and the exciting stuff. They want their kids to feel safe enough to ask ...

Kara Alaimo is a professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can Take It Back” was published ...

Daniel Willingham is a cognitive scientist, by which I mean, he is an academic researcher who extracts information from psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, philosophy, computer science, and ...

Emotions are core to our human experience, but seeing “negative” emotions in our children – anger, fear, jealousy, envy, sadness, resentment – can make us uncomfortable. Strong emotions in our kids ...

Talk to your kids about money. Mitchell Kraus, certified financial planner and founder of Capital Intelligence Associates in ...