Parents, teachers, coaches and other adults shouting at, denigrating or verbally threatening children can be as damaging to their development as sexual or physical abuse, a new study finds. The study, ...

The recent, devastating Oxford High School shooting is just one more in a long line of acts of school gun violence that have left children and their parents feeling unsafe and uncertain. Parents must ...

In the aftermath of the pandemic, many parents have been grappling with a question: How can we help children catch up on the social skills that ebbed away during the school closings and quarantines, ...

Ongoing violence, war and the media coverage that ensues can leave many of us feeling overwhelmed. When thinking about these events, it’s important to remember that they can affect people of all ages, ...

New research published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin shows that adults’ beliefs about how children perceive and engage with race are influenced by whether the child’s race is ...

When parents decide they need to have "the big financial talk" with their adult children, it can be difficult. Otherwise mature, successful adults can quickly descend into old sibling rivalries. One ...

The qualities that make financially successful adults begin in childhood, according to the latest findings from a study that began 52 years ago. Psychologists in New Zealand have tracked 1,000 kids ...