I’m a parent. I love being a parent. I grow basil. I love making pesto. Every year around March or so, when winter starts to fade and spring peeks around the corner,... Read more »
Many young children invent imaginary companions (IC) in the early years, also known as imaginary friends. An IC may be entirely invisible, or embodied in a toy or other object. As many... Read more »
I miss the children I never had. I was never pregnant. I never miscarried. There is no medical chart, no ultrasound photo folded into a drawer. And yet, there are two girls... Read more »
A recent qualitative study invites us into the homes of nine families in Nepal to understand the “lived experience” of raising an autistic child. Using a descriptive phenomenological approach, researchers moved beyond... Read more »
Each year, two to three million children under 18 in the United States lose one or both parents. The loss of any important person in a child’s life, whether a parent, grandparent,... Read more »
Ordinarily, when children under 18 years old need health or mental health services, the clinician requests consent from their parents or legal guardians (Maslyanskaya & Alderman, 2019; McNary, 2014).[1] Parental consent not... Read more »
Bullying remains a common part of childhood and adolescence, yet its roots often extend beyond the schoolyard. While parents and teachers frequently focus on peer dynamics, new research suggests that family stress... Read more »
Parents often describe some children as “easy” while others seem more challenging. But a new study suggests that how difficult a child is perceived to be may depend as much on the... Read more »
Many children with ADHD struggle with more than just attention or hyperactivity issues. Depression is another common challenge—and according to a new study, it’s more widespread in this group than previously thought.... Read more »
Many parents have seen their child overlook something obvious, like a toy in plain sight or a person calling their name. This everyday experience may reflect a broader phenomenon called inattentional blindness—when... Read more »