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Taking part in sport can lead to a sense of belonging.
Perpetrators often utilize the numerous social media, messaging apps, games and forums available online to initiate contact with potential victims.
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Many children and adolescents fall victim to online exploitation, but there are some steps parents can take to protect their children online.
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Parents can feel judged for taking their child to a doctor too soon or too late.
Hurting a sibling is not the same thing as healthy rivalry.
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All brothers and sisters have tensions or disagreements from time to time as they jockey for position in the family. But when one sibling victimizes another, there can be serious and ongoing harms.
Would you hold the mother responsible for her daughter’s weight?
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While excess weight arises from a complex interplay of genes, environment, diet and activity, new research finds Americans hold parents responsible for excess weight in their kids.
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It might be tempting to fly off the handle and deliver a lecture on the dangers of vaping. But here’s what might actually work.
Teens look to their parents for love and support in hard times.
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The way a parent or caregiver responds in this situation is extremely important.
The mental health of parents and children are often intertwined.
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One way to prevent mental health challenges in children: Recognize and treat the mental health issues of their parents.
More one-and-done families influence the overall birth rate.
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Childbearing goals have remained remarkably consistent over the decades. What has changed is when people start their families and how many kids they end up having.
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Children and the adults they become need to choose how they grieve. That may include sharing their experiences and getting angry.
Parents need practical strategies to balance the health risks and stressors of kids getting sick as we trudge through the virulent flu, RSV and COVID-19 winter season.
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Evidence-based tools for dialectical behaviour therapy can help us manage family stressors during the virulent respiratory virus season.
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The best way to manage anger is to try to reduce the likelihood that these situations will arise. But even so, having a plan for what can you do when anger strikes is important.
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Uber is eyeing a service to take children wherever their parents would otherwise have to drive them themselves. Some might see it as a lifesaver, but it’s problematic for many reasons.
Many people go their entire lives knowing little about their relatives’ childhoods and formative experiences.
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If you skirt the small talk and dig a little deeper, you’ll be surprised at what you might learn.
Parents exhibit what psychologists call ‘in-group favoritism.’
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If parents prefer to associate with other parents, what does that mean for people who have decided against having kids?
Tooth decay can cause pain, embarrassment, missed school and more.
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Appalachia has one of the highest rates of oral health problems per person in the US.
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Should teens drink alcohol? Ideally, no. But in the real world, here are some tips on how to minimise harm.
It is not just the number of words that children hear that is important — the quality of the language children hear also matters.
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Given the clear importance of language skills for lifelong outcomes, it is critical to set children up early for language success.
Letting your child go somewhere you cannot follow can be challenging as a parent.
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Parents and caregivers can support teens with the transition to high school by taking the time to connect and talk, whenever and however you can.
Schools across the U.S. are dealing with many challenges.
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Three years observing in a public school has given one scholar a close-up look at the sweeping challenges in public education.