Child development specialists say gentle parenting, often mischaracterized as overly lenient, actually combines empathy with firm boundaries to raise emotionally secure and resilient children. While ...

Educators and child psychologists are highlighting specific parenting behaviors that undermine children’s development, from constant defense of a child’s actions to excessive screen time and lack of ...

Without a doubt, serious child abuse undermines a child's healthy development. And all too often the tragic result of parents' woeful deficiencies in caring for their child is dysfunction in the ...

A consistent bedtime may be more important to a child's ability to control their emotions and behavior than the duration or quality of their sleep, according to a new publication. Sleep can affect a ...

As parents, we must help our kids replace bad coping habits with better ones. Modeling Although parental influence has declined in recent years, parental modeling is still a potent guide for children.

Prosocial behaviors are voluntary actions intended to help others. Children display prosocial behavior when they share toys, comfort someone who is sad, or work together to complete a task. Share on ...

Behavior issues do not increase as children spend more time in a child care center, according to a new study. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education ...

Entitlement—a personality trait driven by exaggerated feelings of deservingness and superiority—may lead to chronic disappointment, unmet expectations and a habitual, self-reinforcing cycle of ...