Parental alienation occurs when a child refuses to have a relationship with a parent due to manipulation, such as the conveying of exaggerated or false information, by the other parent.

You are a parent of the new millennium -- caring, involved, and determined to help your child succeed. But there are times when your involvement could do more harm than good. "Micromanagement goes ...

Your average benign-neglect day care is probably closer to the historical experience of child care than that of a kid who spends the day alone with a doting parent. Of course, just because a ...

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In a September cover interview for 'Vera' magazine, Shailene Woodley revealed the three 'rules' her parents had for her when ...

Now, she is professor of sociology at Princeton University, in the US, where she has overseen the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study. Five thousand children and their parents were ...

Coming to the realization that your child has an eating disorder can be upsetting and overwhelming. But parents have the power to help their child begin to heal—even if the child isn’t ...

Returning to school can be an anxious time for children and also their parents. Here's some expert advice to help you with your child's return to school. Activities, advice and personal stories ...

If you’d like to help your child pay for college, a federal Parent PLUS Loan could be a useful financing option. The Department of Education offers Parent PLUS Loans to parents of dependent ...

As college classes resume, social media posts abound from anxious parents asking if they should be calling their child's RA (resident assistant), intervening in roommate issues or even driving to ...

Dads influence their child's nutrition, too, and it's not just what's cooking in the kitchen. Both parents set the pattern for the family's lifestyle. If mom and dad are oatmeal-and-biking types ...