"My child won't listen" ranks as one of the most, if not the most, frequent complaints from parents that drive them to schedule a consult. Typical stories include: Ben (6) has a breakfast bar every ...

A few years ago, I had the pleasure and pain of reading and reviewing (here) an interesting book by Hillary Friedman entitled Playing to Win: Raising Children in a Competitive Culture. It describes ...

How do children learn to cooperate with others? A new cross-cultural study suggests that the answer depends less on universal rules and more on the social norms surrounding the child. Subscribe to our ...

Parents looking for better ways to communicate with their children might be overlooking one key principle: emotional safety. Child psychologist Reem Raouda says children respond more openly when they ...