6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (670+ words) Posted September 14, 2025 | Reviewed by Lybi Ma It's well-established that having a sense of purpose in life is associated with health, happiness, and even longevity. The data is overwhelming. It's no surprise that most parents want their children to develop a…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (362+ words) Posted April 9, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk These kids reveal to me how mild concerns become supercharged by non-stop "What ifs." This makes passing events turn into lingering self-doubts. What then results is a form of mental overload. What follows are…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (386+ words) Posted January 24, 2024 | Reviewed by Davia Sills As more teens and young adults have access and exposure to online gambling, only one in four parents say they have talked to their teen about some aspect of virtual betting, according to a…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (646+ words) Posted April 12, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch "Can you see the ways that external advice can exacerbate parental anxiety by creating unrealistic standards and fueling a sense of inadequacy? It isn't that it causes parental anxiety, per se, as parenting is…...

2+ day, 17+ min ago  (375+ words) Posted April 11, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch I work with many parents who suspect their child might have pathological demand avoidance (PDA). They are overwhelmed and report difficulty finding health care professionals who understand their experiences. PDA is a pattern of…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (213+ words) Updated April 11, 2026 | Reviewed by Ekua Hagan This take on gentle parenting is meant to be absurd. Where this video (and the rest in the Daily Tay series) becomes troubling is in the comment section. The commenters seem to miss the…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (489+ words) Updated April 10, 2026 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph. D. Roblox isn't a game. I've written previously about video games' benefits for stress reduction, usefulness in building motivation and positive social spaces, and how they can be used to help teach kids to…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (89+ words) Posted April 10, 2026 | Reviewed by Davia Sills The hallmarks of adolescence'growing independence, autonomy, risk-taking, and peer orientation'are familiar to most parents. Still, when these shifts arrive, they can feel abrupt and unsettling, even like a loss. This raises a natural question:…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (605+ words) Updated April 10, 2026 | Reviewed by Kaja Perina This month, I picked up a concerned parent from the waiting room. I walked her to my office and asked how I could help. "My 10-year-old son can't focus on anything. I think it's…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (338+ words) Updated April 10, 2026 | Reviewed by Ekua Hagan We're lucky if we have even one friend who really knows us. I mean, truly knows us'our history, our wiring, the things we don't always say out loud. I'm even more grateful that I…...