A new paper looks at how stress affects children's development, and how parents can help protect kids from harm.

Parental stress continues to rise, but what's weighing on moms and dads today is largely the mental health of their children.

A new survey finds parenting stress is nearly universal, and many parents are now worried that their stress is making their ...

It’s exam season again. A time when parents everywhere gird their loins for several weeks of anxiety, flashcards and general ...

I wrap up my workday and head for home, making a quick stop to grab the supplies my sixth grader needs for a project due this week and some ingredients for a quick dinner. Once home, I check the sixth ...

Don’t worry about being the perfect mom. Even armed with a Ph.D. in developmental psychology, I remember the frightening ...

Mothers have always been stressed, but now we are drowning in it. When did parenthood change from stressful to totally overwhelming? Once upon a time, we raised children. Now we “develop” them by ...

A convergence of new research highlights how certain well-intentioned parenting habits — from overscheduling to overprotection — may be undermining children’s resilience and mental health. Studies ...

In recent years, rates of childhood obesity have been rising, with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimating in 2024 that approximately one in five children and adolescents met the clinical ...

“I'm stressed, we're rushing, and before I know it, I'm yelling. When I see the look on his face, I feel awful. He was just being a kid. And I was just stressed out.” -- Dana Source: AdobeStock/Used ...

A national survey by the Kids Mental Health Foundation found that 97% of parents with children under 18 experienced parenting-related stress in the past month, with nearly half feeling stressed often ...