Divorce is always difficult, but there are always factors that can make it worse. Adolescents in particular can take divorce very hard. They may turn to substance abuse as an attempt to cope with their feelings. Parents want their children to come out of the divorce...
The media is full of images that claim to promote the perfect body. What body type this might be will differ based on the person who is posting the photo, and tastes vary. But one thing remains the same: they idealize a certain figure, and demonize the rest. When...
As your kids grow from children to adolescence, you’ll see a natural exploration of independence. For many parents, this independence is manifest as pushing back and acting out when they feel they’re being controlled. Most often, the worst of their behavioral problems...
The parent-child relationship is important – it “fosters empathy, honesty, self-reliance, self-control, kindness, cooperation, and cheerfulness. It also promotes intellectual curiosity, motivation, and desire to achieve. It helps protect children from developing...
Parenting – it seems that even those without children have all kinds of advice on how to raise a child. Any parent has likely discovered or tried all sorts of tips and techniques on their own. While some ideas might simply be common sense, research time and again has...
