Parent, Teenager, and the Value of Keeping a Sense of Humor

As adolescent growth brings more attraction to worldly temptations, and the consequences of choices become more serious, keeping a sense of humor can help parents lighten up.

As adolescent growth brings more attraction to worldly temptations, and the consequences of choices become more serious, keeping a sense of humor can help parents lighten up.

4 Key Issues for Those Who Love Someone Who's Depressed

3. Perseverance and endurance.

3. Perseverance and endurance.

Is Parenting Really the Latest Public Health Crisis?

A Personal Perspective: When normal life challenges are labeled dangerous.

A Personal Perspective: When normal life challenges are labeled dangerous.

Questions from Caregivers

Dementia is a difficult diagnosis to hear and it presents unique challenges for caregivers. There are few approaches to consider when caring for a loved one with dementia.

Dementia is a difficult diagnosis to hear and it presents unique challenges for caregivers. There are few approaches to consider when caring for a loved one with dementia.

Are Support Groups Helpful for Mothers of Adult Children?

Mothers of adult children with serious mental illness or addiction may be frustrated that they can not do more to get their "kids" help. Joining a support group may be helpful.

Mothers of adult children with serious mental illness or addiction may be frustrated that they can not do more to get their "kids" help. Joining a support group may be helpful.

The Rise of Online and Mobile Coaching and Therapy

Technology, with all of its pluses and minuses, has come to the worlds of coaching and therapy, and those two professions will never look quite the same.

Technology, with all of its pluses and minuses, has come to the worlds of coaching and therapy, and those two professions will never look quite the same.

Creating Effective Parent-Provider Communication in the NICU

Tips for fostering parent-provider communication to develop feelings of safety and trust in the hospital and hope for the future.

Tips for fostering parent-provider communication to develop feelings of safety and trust in the hospital and hope for the future.

What Is Good-Enough Parenting?

Exploring the hazards of parental perfectionism and what it means to be "good enough."

Exploring the hazards of parental perfectionism and what it means to be "good enough."

You’re Not Alone: Parents Everywhere Log 'Ghost Hours'

The U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory about the stress of parents' invisible labor. Cultural examples like a Katy Perry song and a New Yorker cover spotlight the crisis.

The U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory about the stress of parents' invisible labor. Cultural examples like a Katy Perry song and a New Yorker cover spotlight the crisis.

How I Healed After Being a Parentified Child

Personal Perspective: Counteracting the effects of my childhood neglect takes practice, but I've found healing along the way. Here are the steps I took.

Personal Perspective: Counteracting the effects of my childhood neglect takes practice, but I've found healing along the way. Here are the steps I took.

5 Ways to Live Well Through the Dying Process

Lessons on living fully and supporting a peaceful death by showing up, listening, and honoring what matters.

Lessons on living fully and supporting a peaceful death by showing up, listening, and honoring what matters.

Bird Embryos Eavesdrop on Their Parents

The parental conversations bird embryos overhear before hatching have long-lasting behavioral and physiological effects.

The parental conversations bird embryos overhear before hatching have long-lasting behavioral and physiological effects.

Can Money Buy You Love? It Depends What You Buy

Who says money can’t buy you love? Inexpensive, thoughtful, sacrificial gifts may be emotionally priceless.

Who says money can’t buy you love? Inexpensive, thoughtful, sacrificial gifts may be emotionally priceless.

A Whole Love Story: The Lost Art of Receiving

Explore how love can more fully live in a relationship.

Explore how love can more fully live in a relationship.

Child Temperament: What Matters for Parenting

Why do parenting practices that worked well with one child not work for the other children? Individual differences and child temperament likely hold the answer.

Why do parenting practices that worked well with one child not work for the other children? Individual differences and child temperament likely hold the answer.

New Research on Raising Empathetic Children

In a world that seems increasingly divided and cold, many of us parents want to raise more empathetic children, but how exactly do parents foster empathy?

In a world that seems increasingly divided and cold, many of us parents want to raise more empathetic children, but how exactly do parents foster empathy?

Caring Responses to "I Have Cancer, Parkinsons, Alzheimer’s"

When someone shares a terrible diagnosis with you, do you know how to respond? Learn cardinal rules for avoiding embarrassing moments and enhancing compassion.

When someone shares a terrible diagnosis with you, do you know how to respond? Learn cardinal rules for avoiding embarrassing moments and enhancing compassion.

Why Parents and Teens Complain About Each Other

As adolescent growth of independence and individuality progresses, wanting to live more on one's own youthful terms, irritation and incompatibility give rise to more complaints.

As adolescent growth of independence and individuality progresses, wanting to live more on one's own youthful terms, irritation and incompatibility give rise to more complaints.

Privilege in Caregiving

Personal Perspective: We like to believe that everyone has the same set of choices in life, but that is not true, as my dad's situation helped me realize.

Personal Perspective: We like to believe that everyone has the same set of choices in life, but that is not true, as my dad's situation helped me realize.

The Pre-College Summer of Anticipation

Getting ready for the next chapter of your young adult's college life? Here's what you need to know.

Getting ready for the next chapter of your young adult's college life? Here's what you need to know.

Are Trad Wives Really Happier?

Are the lives of traditional wives really a blissful escape from the modern grind, or is it all a facade?

Are the lives of traditional wives really a blissful escape from the modern grind, or is it all a facade?

Why Don’t You Get Chicken Soup When You’re Depressed?

Personal Perspective: There’s often a discrepancy between people’s responses to physical vs. mental illness, which can frustrate those with depression. Here's what to know.

Personal Perspective: There’s often a discrepancy between people’s responses to physical vs. mental illness, which can frustrate those with depression. Here's what to know.

Glimmers of Joy in Parenting

Can focusing on the glimmers of joy we experience as parents help us to be less stressed and more content?

Can focusing on the glimmers of joy we experience as parents help us to be less stressed and more content?

Seeking Normalcy

Caregiving varies across diseases but a common thread may be our desire to keep, or somehow return to, normal life. We have to work at it.

Caregiving varies across diseases but a common thread may be our desire to keep, or somehow return to, normal life. We have to work at it.

Well-Being Practices to Support Autism Caregivers

Family caregivers of autistic children and autistic adults face significant challenges. Systemic changes are crucial, but personal wellbeing practices can also help.

Family caregivers of autistic children and autistic adults face significant challenges. Systemic changes are crucial, but personal wellbeing practices can also help.

Why Satiating "Affect Hunger" Is Crucial for Children

Central to a child’s well-being is the need for affection. A newborn craves nurturance. This is affect hunger: emotional hunger for maternal love and feelings of protection.

Central to a child’s well-being is the need for affection. A newborn craves nurturance. This is affect hunger: emotional hunger for maternal love and feelings of protection.

Emotional Labor in Psychotherapy

A major study of the work of flight attendants has implications for our understanding of psychotherapy, as both attendants and therapists practice emotional labor.

A major study of the work of flight attendants has implications for our understanding of psychotherapy, as both attendants and therapists practice emotional labor.

What to Know About Being a Caregiver

Caregivers face a multitude of stressors. Support from others can help.

Caregivers face a multitude of stressors. Support from others can help.

The (Almost) Lost Art of Kinkeeping Makes Families Happy

In our modern society, the art of kinkeeping is under threat of extinction. Here's what you can do to keep your family connected and healthy.

In our modern society, the art of kinkeeping is under threat of extinction. Here's what you can do to keep your family connected and healthy.

3 Ways to Disrupt Distress When Caregiving

Being a family caregiver is challenging, especially when the person we're caring for is in distress. Here's how caregivers can disrupt cycles of distress.

Being a family caregiver is challenging, especially when the person we're caring for is in distress. Here's how caregivers can disrupt cycles of distress.