From “me” to “we”: How language communicates social norms to children
Key takeaways for caregivers Children are eager to figure out social norms, which are informal rules that reflect what groups
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What is gentle parenting and is it good for children?
Gentle parenting is a parenting philosophy first made popular by Sarah Ockwell-Smith in The Gentle Parenting Book. The term is
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Children and war: Loss, family stress, and attachment relationships
The formation of a secure attachment between a caregiver and a child provides the foundation for resiliency and healthy coping
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Protecting children from the pandemic’s impacts requires that we support their parents
It is amazing to see how many children manage to survive, recover, and even thrive after tumultuous events unfold around
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Supporting children and adolescents with incarcerated parents includes addressing social injustice
In the United States, incarceration is widespread. One in 14 children and youth under age 18 has experienced the incarceration
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Digital picture books: A new opportunity for children whose parents do not read with them
Reading digital books can promote story comprehension more than reading the same books on paper. However, this occurs only when
Read moreChildren with a non-typically developing twin show more understanding of others’ emotions
A research project in Israel involving 63 families with 11-year-old twins, one typically developing (TD) and one not typically developing
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Is there a female brain and a male brain? Science says no
Are boys and girls born with different brains like they are born with different chromosomes and reproductive organs? Or to
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Alienación parental: La psicología de las relaciones fracturadas entre padres e hijos
¿Tus hijos se han vuelto contra ti? ¿Se resisten a pasar tiempo contigo? ¿Se han unido a tu ex para
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Services should build on Latinx child-raising strengths instead of ignoring them
It is hard to overstate the optimism that Latinx immigrants have when they arrive in the United States. (Latinx is
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