Lawnmower parents have good intentions, but experts say this parenting style can do real harm to your child's confidence.

Many parents nonchalantly refer to their children, whether babies or adults, as their “best friend.” It can be an offhanded comment about an infant daughter or a declaration to the room at your ...

Sometimes, parents don't realize how much they're damaging the relationship with their kids. Unfortunately, parents whose adult children cut them off for good often hurt their kids in these 11 subtle ...

Parenting can be one of life's most rewarding yet challenging roles, and getting the balance between guidance, empathy and structure is no easy feat. A program that promises to build healthy family ...

My sister called me from a parking lot once, whispering, because her four-year-old had dissolved into a full meltdown over the wrong color cup, and she didn’t want him to hear her losing her mind too.

Welcome aboard the roller coaster of parenthood, where emotions run wild, tantrums reign supreme and love flows deep. As children reach toddlerhood and beyond, parents adapt to manage their child's ...

Seeing a disabled person as fully human takes what one philosopher calls "moral energy." For families, that energy runs out—not because they stop caring, but because no one helps.

A majority of American parents see chronic absenteeism as a “major problem,” but only about a third can correctly define it. Those are the findings of an NPR/Ipsos poll released June 6, which reveal ...

My friend’s mother called her every Sunday for a year after she moved across the country. Not to catch up, exactly. To check in on whether she was eating right, whether the neighborhood was safe, and ...

Imagine two adults fall in love, get married, and have children; now imagine that same couple spirals into a bitter divorce. This distressing shift from married romantic partner to ex-lover (but still ...

More than one in three parents say their child has faced issues like tooth decay, cavities, stained teeth, gum concerns or tooth pain linked to their oral health routine over the past two years, a ...