Looking for different TV options for your children? Here’s why many parents turn to shows from the '90s and early 2000s.

Most parents want to do right by their children, but miss crucial emotional skills that could change their child’s entire life trajectory. Here’s how parents can raise “emotionally intelligent” kids.

Learning to express emotions productively can be difficult for children. And understanding how to support a child's ...

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The popular notion of "quality time" with children is a myth, often leading to parental guilt. Children actually need ...

Schools lay the groundwork for cognitive development, especially in academic areas. But what about emotional development? Proficiency in dealing with emotions is also important for leading a ...

The ’50s parenting practices we now know were terrible for kids’ brains The 1950s promised perfect families with spotless ...

Music is a powerful tool for conveying mood, whether heard via a live performance or movie soundtrack, making it an effective medium for understanding how people identify and respond to emotions.

Great! Your kid already knows how to name their feelings. But naming feelings is just the first step. The real magic happens when children develop emotional awareness: understanding not just what they ...

We've built an increasingly granular emotional vocabulary for children. These days, there are feelings charts in classrooms, ...

This piece is part of Scientific American's column The Science of Parenting. For more, go here. A couple of years ago I was at the ophthalmologist with my six-year-old daughter. The optician asked me ...

The transition from adolescence to adulthood can be difficult for many parents with adult children to navigate, especially alongside the organic disconnect and changing boundaries that follows. While ...