Father’s Rejection Impacts Social Anxiety The role of dads in how their kids develop friendships and social skills is more important than we think. We understand the crucial role our parents can play in how we form as people and … Continued
Parental Alienation What children of divorce most want and need is to maintain healthy and strong relationships with both of their parents, and to be shielded from their parents’ conflicts. Some parents, however, in an effort to bolster their parental … Continued
Verbal Abuse The mantra seems to be that if you’re not bleeding or physically maimed, you’re not really hurt. Nothing could be further from the truth. Science knows better, but the culture does not. Why is it that, as a culture, … Continued
Occasionally your kid is an little angel, but the rest of the time they’re balling up tiny fists of fury. By now, you’ve accepted that young Bruce Banner can turn into the not-so-adorable Hulk at any moment, so don’t you want to … Continued
The fallout of drug and alcohol addiction in the family can carry on for a lifetime. If either or both of your parents (or your spouse’s parents) used, the odds are that you (or your spouse) will too. Why? Because … Continued
A WebMD study of stress in parents and children suggests many parents may not notice signs of stress in their children. When parents do recognize their children’s stress, they often misattribute the stress to schoolwork challenges, even when the cause of the stress … Continued
Many parents will readily admit that parenting is the most challenging job they have ever had. According to a new study published in Demography, becoming a parent may make people less happy, and that unhappiness can cause parents to avoid … Continued
Of the endless number of psychological factors that can plague a person throughout his life, I think there’s none more powerful than The Gaslight. The term “gaslight treatment” was coined by a classic 1944 movie starring Ingrid Bergman. In it, … Continued
As recently as as the 1970s, psychologists and parenting experts had a ready answer to the question of how much fathers contributed to children’s development: Not much. Admittedly, science journalist Paul Raeburn writes in his new book, Do Fathers Matter?, … Continued