Parenting
These articles explore what it means to care for children in the everyday messiness of modern-day life. They delve into challenges from the storm of postpartum life to the relentless pressure of cultural expectations. You'll find vivid accounts of raising neurodivergent and medically complex kids, navigating behavioral challenges, and attempting to build genuine connection with kids even as technology and social media attempts to lure them away. Learn how to best support parents as they handle the daily pressure and never-ending task of raising emotionally healthy and resilient children in today's world.
Today, about 25 million young adults between between 18 and 34 are currently residing with their parents. In its basic form, this story holds that most... Read more
What parent doesn’t know the ache of helplessness that comes when you can’t do anything for your child but feel entirely responsible anyway? Read more
How to help the concerned parents of aggressive kids understand the complexities of moral development. Read more
As we move slowly beyond the great recession, today’s young people are the first American generation in a long while expected to be less well off than their... Read more
We've become so focused on keeping children safe that we exaggerate the dangers they face despite the fact that they’ve never been safer. Still, no amount of... Read more
From the first cell division to the final journey down the birth canal, risks and dangers abound. Read more
On top of losing faith in a secure future, mothers and fathers deal with everyday dilemmas that make a joke of traditional parenting rules and childrearing... Read more
As parents become frustrated with officials who can’t help with bullying in schools, they turn to another source. Read more
Ron Taffel discusses how Generation X and Millennials handle authority and raising kids differently than their parents. Read more
With his son’s freedom hanging in the balance, a father must decide whether to give the gift of forgiveness one more time. Read more
A young woman confronts the myths and dilemmas of motherhood. Read more
The father of an 11-year-old struggles to master the language of gruntology. Read more
An ailing mother and son help each other find their way back to health. Read more
American parents today face a perfect storm of cultural and social circumstances that undermine the very foundations of parental authority. In response... Read more
Traditional approaches to helping parents too often fail to address their profound sense of disempowerment and frustration. It’s time to find new ways to... Read more
In every love relationship, there are words that best remain unspoken. Read more
A mother deals with the news that her child will have a lifelong impairment. Read more
Fond memories of an old-fashioned father who believed in practicing tough love with his fists. Read more
Can science really help us raise better-adjusted kids? Read more
While some warn that the conveyor belt that once transported adolescents into adulthood has broken down, other insist the increasing number of adult children... Read more
For decades before and after World War II, children all over the United States hung out, had slumber parties, made crank phone calls, and played sports... Read more
This article first appeared in the September/October 2008 issue. Q: I’m seeing more parents who live in safe, middle-class communities and protect their... Read more
An understanding of the inborn dimensions of human temperament reveals that the concept of "normal" is far richer and more expansive than previously imagined. Read more
Sometimes, raising a child is less an act of love than something much wilder. Read more
For parents who are chronically pressed for time and feel increasingly impotent in the face of the perils that litter their teen's lives, backing off from... Read more
From the July/August 1994 issue AS A PSYCHOLOGIST IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, I AM involved in the day-to-day lives of children, not as someone set apart from... Read more
Two squabbling ex-spouses learn to be steadfast coparents. Read more
Not only does his mother withdraw from him, she may even defer to him at this stage, which can be just as upsetting. Out of fear of emasculating him a boy... Read more
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