While every kid inevitably has their moments where they’ll stomp, shout and throw something in frustration, some kids simply seem “harder” to parent than others. Dubbed “hard kids”, parenting educator ...

When our kids are being extra hard on themselves, it can be truly heartbreaking. You might hear your child saying things like ...

Some kids grow up with a reputation for being strong-willed, dramatic, argumentative, or just plain difficult. They ask a lot of questions, push back on rules, and don’t always make things easy for ...

When our childhood is full of criticism and not feeling good enough, we become adults who have a hard time overcoming the ...

When life gets challenging—whether due to a family illness or troubling news online—helping kids express their emotions can feel overwhelming. Learn practical, age-appropriate strategies from Friends ...

The age gap between my two older and younger kids used to be difficult to plan around. They needed different things and enjoyed different activities. Now that they're older, it's less significant, and ...

Parenting kids is so challenging because kids have big feelings, and they express these big feelings with big (i.e., challenging) behaviors. These feelings are usually complex. For example, your child ...

Orchid children, spirited kids, those born with a difficult temperament—some kids are harder to parent than others. The challenges are more pronounced now for all parents in the time of COVID-19, when ...

In 1996, I was a freshly minted high-school history teacher offering a lesson about the presidential election. Ned, who sat in the back row, was doing what Ned always did: making his classmates laugh.