Getting caught up in attempting to perfect our parenting is all too easy. The culture appears to encourage maternal refinement more than paternal improvement. There are several unfortunate ...

We all want our kids to feel loved and supported. But experts warn, over-helping, over-scheduling, and over-praising our kids might set them up for stress, not success. We jump in when they're ...

Join Dr. Lisa Firestone for the Nov. 16 CE webinar "How to Raise Emotionally Healthy Children" The qualities that are manifested by a good parent are the same as those that are characteristic of a ...

I cringe at the word “amazing” when used to describe parents. Let’s face it, parenthood is not for the weak and squeamish, and even on our best days as parents, we can fail one moment and succeed ...

Parenting skills can make a big difference in fostering a newborn's language acquisition and cognition, but there may be a limit to how far parenting can go to make up the challenges to developing ...

Stephanie Gudger needed to get away. As a single, unemployed mother of an infant son, her worries seemed to weigh her down. When Gudger, then 20, joined a five-day New York camping trip organized by a ...

I'm a therapist and run a support group for moms. I know that even when their kids were going through hard times, they were still good moms. My self-worth is separate from my children's development.

San Antonio – Every parent knows parenting can be overwhelming and frustrating at times. But you are not alone in that feeling. Good Samaritan Community Services on the West Side offers several ...

With the help of some University graduate students, parents are learning how to become better caretakers – from behind bars. A program the state Department of Corrections started, called Parenting ...