- Parents and caregivers are essential to children’s healthy development
Parents, families and caregivers ensure children are healthy and safe, equip them with skills and resources to succeed, and transmit basic cultural values
- Perfectionism and the high-stakes culture of success: The hidden toll . . .
Parents can help their children develop a sense of mattering just by spending plenty of positive time with them, Flett said The more time, the better, he said, with a focus on engaged and warm interactions that show the parent is interested in the child and paying attention instead of looking at a phone or laptop
- Parenting - American Psychological Association (APA)
The job of parenting aims to ensure children’s health and safety, prepare children for life as productive adults, transmit cultural values, and more
- Keeping teens safe on social media: What parents should know to protect . . .
A multipronged approach to social media management, including time limits, parental monitoring and supervision, and ongoing discussions about social media can help parents protect teens’ brain development
- Grieving the midlife loss of a parent
A parent’s death can deeply affect adults in their middle years, challenging self-identity and prompting a renewed focus on life goals
- U. S. teens need far more emotional and social support
Parents continue to be an important source of practical, or “instrumental,” support (driving teens where they need to go) as well as emotional support (offering a sympathetic ear at the end of a bad day) “Adolescents very much need those different dimensions of support from their parents,” McCabe said
- What advice do psychologists have to offer on how parents can manage . . .
Parenting, while rewarding, brings significant challenges and stress, often leading to burnout This article explores parental burnout, its impact, and offers practical advice from psychologists on managing stress and finding support
- How to help kids understand and manage their emotions
But parents, teachers, and other caregivers all play a critical role in helping children learn to manage their feelings [Related: Here’s advice from psychologists on how to help kids cope with anger and frustration] Children who manage their emotions well are more likely to do well in school and get along with others
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