A recent advisory from the United States Surgeon General has made it clear — parents and caregivers are burned out. When the tasks of the holidays are piled onto this baseline stress, it’s easy to see ...

Research shows helping your kids grow up to be happy, fulfilled, and independent is relatively straightforward. Every parent wants to help their kids grow up to be happy, fulfilled, independent, and ...

When was the last time you saw a child completely absorbed in play—building a block tower, chasing friends through a backyard, or creating imaginary worlds with whatever materials they could find?

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 ...

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Anticipating the conception of a child can be accompanied by a lot of uncertainty about how to plan for pregnancy and parenthood. But relatively few people are aware that the things they do months or ...

Young children really struggle in the heat. Their bodies are too small to cool down by sweating, like adults. And they're wholly reliant on grown-ups to find any kind of relief, be it air conditioning ...