For many parents, catching your child in a lie can feel like a personal betrayal. Parenting expert Alyssa Bask Campbell shares what to say so that you raise confident, honest kids.

My children don’t always wash their hands after they use the bathroom. Big surprise, right? And they don’t always tell me the truth either when I ask them if they washed their hands. Again, no ...

The open honesty of children amazes me. It also makes me smile. As my years among the children have proven, what they think they say. I know this from experience. I’ve been told that they don’t like ...

Children at age 7 often display an endearing mix of curiosity, creativity, and candor. Their honesty can feel both refreshing and, at times, disarmingly blunt. "I think your cooking smells weird," my ...

All over the world, young children are exposed to classic fairy tales, myths and other stories. Most kids love hearing stories, but in addition to being a fun activity, storytelling is also thought of ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The pandemic, mass shootings, natural disasters, terror attacks. There’s been plenty of tragedy and anxiety for parents to sort through with their ...

In 2000, when my son and I started the Donor Sibling Registry (DSR), the predominant conversation was about disclosure. Back then, many, mostly straight, parents were invested in keeping the secret ...

Vigilance, honesty, emotional intelligence and faith all play critical roles in healing from the long-term trauma of violent attacks, two Catholic psychologists told OSV News. The Sept. 10 targeted ...

Janine Domingues, a clinical psychologist at the nonprofit Child Mind Institute in New York said, “For children under the age of 7, it might just be acknowledging that something is happening between ...