The problem with parental alienation in the courts stems from its lack of formal recognition as a "scientifically reliable" theory, a controversy that has contributed to scant case law on the topic.

Young children see their parents as their greatest role models. They seek the approval of their parents and want to be like their parents in as many ways as possible. They notice when their parents ...

A study presented at Anesthesiology 2011 highlighted a tool that can help anesthesia providers identify pre-surgical behaviors in parents and children that lead to bad outcomes following surgery, ...

Child maltreatment has been the focus of two separate studies led by UQ researchers, who examined the main parental risk ...

Mother Nature may not be telling us this, but the spring sports season is underway.Soccer, softball and baseball fields, along with other venues, are filling up with young athletes and proud ...

A father's depression during the first years of parenting - as well as a mother's - can put their toddler at risk of developing troubling behaviors such as hitting, lying, anxiety and sadness during a ...

(Reuters Health) - In a recent study, watchful parents had teens who engaged in fewer risky sexual behaviors. When parents were aware of their adolescents' activities, the kids had longer delays ...

And if that's the case, then you may be able to relate to a viral video that therapist Whitney Goodman, LMFT, posted on Instagram that provided an example of people who grew up in a home where their ...

The last thing any parent wants is to become estranged from their kids and end up lonely and isolated as they grow old. Yet, this has become more common as each generation places increasing importance ...

What if helping your child with hair pulling or skin picking isn’t about stopping, but about helping them thrive?