Parents and caregivers are essential to children’s healthy development
Mar 31, 2009 · Parents, families and caregivers ensure children are healthy and safe, equip them with skills and resources to succeed, and transmit basic cultural values
Keeping teens safe on social media: What parents should know to …
May 9, 2023 · A multipronged approach to social media management, including time limits, parental monitoring and supervision, and ongoing discussions about social media can help parents protect …
Parenting - American Psychological Association (APA)
The job of parenting aims to ensure children’s health and safety, prepare children for life as productive adults, transmit cultural values, and more.
What advice do psychologists have to offer on how parents can …
Jul 12, 2024 · Parenting, while rewarding, brings significant challenges and stress, often leading to burnout. This article explores parental burnout, its impact, and offers practical advice from …
Parental favoritism isn’t a myth
Jan 16, 2025 · Research reveals how personality traits, birth order, and gender influence parental favoritism, offering insights into family dynamics and the importance of fair treatment.
Question about the possessive plural: parent’s or parents’?
Parents’ is used in the plural form for both parents, so there is an apostrophe after the letter -s, as in parents’ house. This is because the word is first pluralized to parents with the addition of the letter -s …
Screen time and emotional problems in kids: A vicious circle?
Jun 9, 2025 · The findings suggest parents might want to be cautious about what screens they allow and use parental controls to manage time, said Noetel. He also noted that kids who use screens heavily …
U.S. teens need far more emotional and social support
Apr 1, 2025 · Parents continue to be an important source of practical, or “instrumental,” support (driving teens where they need to go) as well as emotional support (offering a sympathetic ear at the end of a …
How to help kids understand and manage their emotions
Jan 11, 2023 · But parents, teachers, and other caregivers all play a critical role in helping children learn to manage their feelings. [Related: Here’s advice from psychologists on how to help kids cope with …
Perfectionism and the high-stakes culture of success: The hidden toll ...
Oct 1, 2024 · Parents can help their children develop a sense of mattering just by spending plenty of positive time with them, Flett said. The more time, the better, he said, with a focus on engaged and …