By Robert Enright — 2019
Children's understanding of forgiving develops as they grow older.
Read on greatergood.berkeley.edu
CLEAR ALL
Keep them growing in the right direction with these parenting tips.
All kids feel anxious or stressed sometimes, like when they’re getting ready for a big test. But kids who learn and think differently may feel stress more often or more intensely. Self-soothing techniques can help them relax and regain their sense of control.
Maintaining your authority is important to your child’s well-being—and it’s important for your own emotional health too.
It can be hard for parents to know when to step in, what support to offer, and when to stay out of their child's fight. Learn more about how to teach your kids to manage disagreements with their friends.
Every generation, sometimes building on and sometimes rejecting what came before, develops its own ideas about parenting. For many millennials, the clinical psychologist Becky Kennedy, a.k.a. Dr. Becky, is the person whom they trust to deliver those ideas.
Dividing chores among your kids in an organized and effective fashion is important for their development and important for your sanity as a parent.
Of course we want to keep children safe. But exposure to normal stresses and strains is vital for their future wellbeing.
When the scariest parenting moment happened, I didn’t know where to turn. After months of talking with experts, we’re on the path to healing.
1
Too many kids show worrying signs of fragility from a very young age. Here’s what we can do about it.
As a child psychiatrist for nearly four decades, I’ve seen that when children are also exposed to the never-ending negative news cycle—even if that just means hearing their parents talk about current events—it makes them feel unsafe, which is often manifested by sleepless nights, anxiety,...