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When and How to Bring Up Sex and Sexuality With Your Child

It is important to talk to children early and often about their own bodies, appropriate boundaries and privacy, and later, to talk about sex, porn, and consent.

It is important to talk to children early and often about their own bodies, appropriate boundaries and privacy, and later, to talk about sex, porn, and consent.

Before Sex, There Is Sensuality

After kids, couples often struggle meeting in the erotic. Sensuality is the bridge back to lovers. Focusing on the senses equalizes the dynamic and widens the sexual.

After kids, couples often struggle meeting in the erotic. Sensuality is the bridge back to lovers. Focusing on the senses equalizes the dynamic and widens the sexual.

AI Use and Emotional Problems in Children and Teens

Researchers discover an association between affective generative AI use and mental health problems in youth.

Researchers discover an association between affective generative AI use and mental health problems in youth.

The 5 Psychological Keys to Freshman Success

Freshman year sets the foundation for college. Make the most of it by getting involved, prioritizing academics, building relationships, staying healthy, and taking risks.

Freshman year sets the foundation for college. Make the most of it by getting involved, prioritizing academics, building relationships, staying healthy, and taking risks.

Are FaceTime Calls to the Other Parent Always a Good Idea?

A goodnight call should bring comfort. But what if it creates anxiety? How parents handle calls between homes can make all the difference.

A goodnight call should bring comfort. But what if it creates anxiety? How parents handle calls between homes can make all the difference.

What Is Your Child Learning From You About Technology Use?

Many parents monitor their kids' screen time, but a parent's use of devices—especially in their child's presence—is not neutral.

Many parents monitor their kids' screen time, but a parent's use of devices—especially in their child's presence—is not neutral.

How to Help Boys Build a Moral Purpose

What if boys could discover their worth through challenge? Responsibility and helping others can turn struggle into belonging, confidence and moral purpose.

What if boys could discover their worth through challenge? Responsibility and helping others can turn struggle into belonging, confidence and moral purpose.

How I Lost My Temper Over a Broken Bottle

Personal Perspective: A bottle broke outside the store, and I overreacted. What my son needed on the drive home was not my shame and shrinking, but modeling that anger is allowed.

Personal Perspective: A bottle broke outside the store, and I overreacted. What my son needed on the drive home was not my shame and shrinking, but modeling that anger is allowed.

Supporting the Non-Genetically Related Parent

Couples that use donor conception to have a child are often unprepared to cope with the stressors the non-genetic parent may experience. Here are five ideas that can help.

Couples that use donor conception to have a child are often unprepared to cope with the stressors the non-genetic parent may experience. Here are five ideas that can help.

Attention, Please: Why Children Need Parents Who Look Up

Parental screen use can affect kids' language development, relationships, and sense of importance. Here's how to offer meaningful attention.

Parental screen use can affect kids' language development, relationships, and sense of importance. Here's how to offer meaningful attention.

What Sounded Like Harsh Parenting Was Really an Act of Love

A surprising tactic helped one family regain peace with their "reactive" child.

A surprising tactic helped one family regain peace with their "reactive" child.

Are “Girl Dads” Better Partners?

New research suggests that having a daughter may influence how fathers relate not only to their child, but also to their romantic partner.

New research suggests that having a daughter may influence how fathers relate not only to their child, but also to their romantic partner.

Teaching Kids to Get Ahead of Their Anxiety by Expecting It

Fears and worries are expected parts of life—but just waiting for them to pass is not our only option. By expecting fears, we can teach kids what anxiety is and what to do next.

Fears and worries are expected parts of life—but just waiting for them to pass is not our only option. By expecting fears, we can teach kids what anxiety is and what to do next.

New Year, New Teachers

Your child might actually learn more from having a teacher who isn't a perfect fit because it can teach them cognitive flexibility and resilience, no matter what grade it is.

Your child might actually learn more from having a teacher who isn't a perfect fit because it can teach them cognitive flexibility and resilience, no matter what grade it is.

The "Baby Bag" Metaphor for Maternal Ambivalence

A candid conversation reveals how mothers carry love, anger, joy, and doubt—all at once.

A candid conversation reveals how mothers carry love, anger, joy, and doubt—all at once.

Why Your Apologies Are Not Enough for Your Adult Child

You said you were sorry, and you mean it. So why does your adult child keep using the past to reopen the "You Ruined My Life" case?

You said you were sorry, and you mean it. So why does your adult child keep using the past to reopen the "You Ruined My Life" case?

When Kindness Meets Hate: What Parents Can Teach Children

Let's help kids understand difficult emotions, resist antisemitism and other forms of hate, and practice empathy, courage, and compassion over cruelty.

Let's help kids understand difficult emotions, resist antisemitism and other forms of hate, and practice empathy, courage, and compassion over cruelty.

How Do You Help a Child With ADHD Be Happy?

Kids with ADHD can flourish by focusing on strengths and addressing challenges.

Kids with ADHD can flourish by focusing on strengths and addressing challenges.

When Your Needs and Your Child’s Needs Are at Odds

What your child needs from you and what you need don’t always align... and sometimes it’s okay to choose yourself.

What your child needs from you and what you need don’t always align... and sometimes it’s okay to choose yourself.

How Children Learn Best

Ever wonder how students learn best? The answer is surprisingly intuitive.

Ever wonder how students learn best? The answer is surprisingly intuitive.

PowerBars and Other Signs the Empty Nest Is Coming

Personal Perspective: When my kids leave for college, everything will be OK. I know it will. I think it will. I hope.

Personal Perspective: When my kids leave for college, everything will be OK. I know it will. I think it will. I hope.

The Self-Aware Sports Parent

Youth sports can bring out the best—and the stress—in kids and parents. Learn what belongs to you, what belongs to them, and how to help kids know they are more than their sport.

Youth sports can bring out the best—and the stress—in kids and parents. Learn what belongs to you, what belongs to them, and how to help kids know they are more than their sport.

Middle Childhood Asks Something of Parents, Too

As children enter middle childhood, they become more independent, but parents are changing, too. Here’s what this developmental transition asks of both.

As children enter middle childhood, they become more independent, but parents are changing, too. Here’s what this developmental transition asks of both.

Cannabis and Fentanyl in Adolescent Overdose Deaths

CDC found cannabis in nearly half of adolescent overdose deaths. It may signal polysubstance risk and should prompt family talks about fentanyl and naloxone.

CDC found cannabis in nearly half of adolescent overdose deaths. It may signal polysubstance risk and should prompt family talks about fentanyl and naloxone.

The Sacrifices of Parenting a Child With Schizophrenia

A father offers advice and shares his experiences of caring for a child with a schizophrenia disorder.

A father offers advice and shares his experiences of caring for a child with a schizophrenia disorder.

5 Cognitive Frames Worth Keeping Alive for Our Kids’ Benefit

Many things we're advised as kids only start to ring true as we grow up and experience the world.

Many things we're advised as kids only start to ring true as we grow up and experience the world.

The Three Most Important Words in Parenting

For a child to feel secure, the most important gift you can give them is to tell them directly and often that you love them. Here are the reasons you might not, but why you should.

For a child to feel secure, the most important gift you can give them is to tell them directly and often that you love them. Here are the reasons you might not, but why you should.

The “Children Are Sponges” Idea Is Harmful to Kids

The idea that kids are like sponges is behind several harmful trends in parenting and education that encourage kids to be passive, blunting their learning and brain development.

The idea that kids are like sponges is behind several harmful trends in parenting and education that encourage kids to be passive, blunting their learning and brain development.

Secure Attachment and Youth Loneliness

Gen Z individuals report the highest rates of loneliness of any generation and are prone to social media misuse. Secure attachments can help prevent these vulnerabilities.

Gen Z individuals report the highest rates of loneliness of any generation and are prone to social media misuse. Secure attachments can help prevent these vulnerabilities.

The First Drug Dealer You Ever Met

Most of us met our first drug dealer at the dinner table. Four classroom cases ask why we excuse alcohol in ways we would never excuse any other drug.

Most of us met our first drug dealer at the dinner table. Four classroom cases ask why we excuse alcohol in ways we would never excuse any other drug.