Research from recent decades shows that versions of Kara’s experience are common for less favored siblings. In childhood, ...

For example, some parents may want to avoid coming across as controlling, knowing the damaging results it can have (which ...

Picture this. You're at a family gathering, and as you prepare to leave, your aunt leans down expectantly toward your child.

Bans on in-person visitation cause long-lasting psychological harm to both incarcerated parents and their children Credit: Shutterstock In 2017, St. Clair County Jail completely banned people from ...

Those who grew up with overbearing and controlling parents often turn out to have vastly different personalities than those whose parents were more easygoing and nurturing. When they're constantly ...

Parents should not force their kids to hug relatives at family events. Teaching kids that they must provide physical ...

Parental unresolved trauma can show up as fear or detachment, and it can prevent secure emotional bonds, even without abuse.

The kids aren’t all right — and their parents won’t be, either! Moms and dads in a New Jersey suburb can be tossed in prison and fined for their badly behaving children — under a bonkers new ordinance ...