I felt my four-year-old grab my pants, her little arms circled tightly around my leg. She stared at the ground as I again asked her to “say hi to mommy’s friend.” My stomach clenched and I felt that ...

You’ve likely observed your kid experiencing shyness in a social situation—they act more reserved or timid in the company of a larger group or even one on one with a peer. That’s OK (shyness can be ...

I was surprised when I read a parenting researcher’s email introduction with a link to an article she wrote about understanding children’s meltdowns and reactions to different situations. Amy Webb, Ph ...

Parents have always blamed their teens’ misbehavior on their kids’ friends: they may say their kids “fell into bad company” or “got in with the wrong crowd.” To combat what they see as pernicious ...

"Baby," "spoiled," "pampered." If you've been called any of these because of your birth order, we're going to go out on a limb and guess you were the youngest child. "Youngest children are often ...