It’s normal for parents to expect their children to leave home when they become young adults. Now more parents need to know how to deal with young adults living at home. Real life has a way of wiping out our expectations.…
A huge challenge for parents is knowing how help when children make mistakes. A parent's support, especially when things don't go well, fosters the self-worth and self-compassion it takes to learn from what happened. I recently watched my brother coach his kids on…
Touch, eye contact, and physical play feel good. They are the building blocks of parent-child connection. What's more, they nurture our brains, hearts, and disease-fighting systems. They help us build secure relationships. Many parents see the value of helping children learn…
Nobody plans on becoming a stepparent. But it happens more often than you might think. About 1300 new stepfamilies form every day, reports the Census Bureau. More children are living in stepfamilies or other partnerships than ever before. Experts estimate that…