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- Parents and caregivers are essential to children’s healthy development
Parents and caregivers must prepare for the upcoming changes in the parent-child relationship; teens will begin to detach to a greater degree from existing family bonds and focus more on their peers and the outside world This quest for greater independence and autonomy is a natural part of the developmental process in adolescence
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Physical discipline is harmful and ineffective
Parents who use physical discipline may be teaching their child to resolve conflicts with physical aggression Researchers found that spanking can elevate a child’s aggression levels as well as diminish the quality of the parent-child relationship
- Parenting during the COVID-19 Pandemic
For many parents, home in the age of COVID-19 has become the office, the classroom, even the gym Many parents are struggling to not only keep their children occupied, but also to oversee schooling, even as they telework, grocery shop and perform all the other daily necessities of family life At the same time, children may be reacting to stress by acting out or regressing to behaviors long
- How to help children and teens manage their stress
How parents can help Parents and other caregivers have an important part to play, by adopting their own healthy habits and helping children and teens find stress-managing strategies Some ways parents can take action: Model healthy coping Caregivers can talk with children about how they’ve thought about and dealt with their own stressful
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