A federal judge in California ordered the government to stop using "blatantly coercive" language to persuade immigrant ...

Brushes with death can have lasting effects, but very few studies bother to ask children about them.

New research shows father-child interactions and fathers' coparenting were predictive of long-term child health outcomes.

Being a parent raises so many urgent, concrete questions—Will this movie cause nightmares? Is this enough sunscreen? Where are the Cheez-Its?—that the abstract ones often slip beneath the surface, ...

The European Union and national capitals are trying to make social media and algorithms less addictive and safer, especially ...

Narcissism can have far-reaching effects on children raised in that environment. Participating in therapy may help families cope and repair those relationships. Share on Pinterest Cavan Images/Getty ...

Parents want what’s best for our children—and our current parenting culture offers an endless stream of suggestions for how to set kids up for success. Though most of this advice focuses on individual ...

Being an only child is a “disease in itself,” according to 19th-century psychologist Stanley G. Hall. Even though Hall’s views and scholarly research methods have been questioned and criticized, only ...

Diagnosing personality disorders in children is controversial due to natural developmental shifts in mood and behavior. When maladaptive traits remain pervasive and persistent, however, a personality ...

Adult children whose parents divorced when they were young face a number of challenges, some big and some small. Once they ...