Parents have spoken about harrowing cases of their young children being abused by other children in daycare centers, as part ...

Ever feel like you're not quite the main character in your own life? Spoiler: unresolved childhood baggage might be playing puppet master. From parental pressure to that cringy moment in 5th grade, ...

Kids will be kids. The little ones always find ways to pull mischievous pranks, cause a bit of chaos, and have fun no matter what. That's what childhood is about. Their energy sparks the world and ...

As children, we often don’t slow down enough to rationalize how the behaviors we adapt to early in life evolve in adulthood. The expectation is that life matures the innocent mind, and mistakes are ...

Abandonment wounds don’t always show up as dramatic breakdowns or needy texts. Sometimes, they’re buried inside the habits you’ve normalized—behaviors that seem “independent” or “low-maintenance” but ...

National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month is in September, and it is dedicated to educating children and their families on how to prevent childhood obesity. The Centers for Disease Control and ...

Earlier this month, I was asked to co-host an online webinar for parents aimed at helping them understand and manage several "undesirable behaviors." Among them were recognizable universal moments in ...

Kids are expert observers of behavior. They can pick up traits, habits, and lifelong behaviors easily — just by watching their own parents. It is part of a child's job description to learn from the ...

Young children see their parents as their greatest role models. They seek the approval of their parents and want to be like their parents in as many ways as possible. They notice when their parents ...

Why does my toddler say "no" to everything? Say everything is "mine"? Want to crash into everything? Child development ...

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