I’m a mom. And I’ve been exhausted for years. Not just from the physical caregiving work—though that’s real—but also from the nonstop pressure to manage emotions and futures, with the uneasy sense... Read more »
Restlessness in the home is rarely an isolated experience; it often functions as a shared trait that echoes across generations. New research suggests that a parent’s own struggle with focus and boredom... Read more »
When a parent dies, children feel the pain differently than surrounding adults do. A parent is the whole world to a child, so to have this bond suddenly stop forming instills a... 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 »
Family estrangement, the cutting off or distancing of family members from one another, is increasingly recognized as a significant social phenomenon in the U.S. While the causes and forms of estrangement are... Read more »
Alexithymia is difficulty identifying and expressing emotions. Parental rejection involves cold, critical, or emotionally distant parenting. When children experience rejection, they may not learn how to recognize or manage emotions, increasing the... Read more »
“There’s still six minutes left in the game, why is he passing up on his shots?” I sat on the edge of the bleachers, hands shaking, stomach half way up my throat,... Read more »
Gjøde, I. C. T., Müller, A. D., Hjorthøj, C., Hemager, N., Ingversen, S., Moszkowicz, M., Christensen, S. H., Mikkelsen, L. J., Nielsen, S. S., Melau, M., Forman, J., Nordentoft, M., & Thorup,... Read more »
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... Read more »
The research on paid parental leave is robust—having at least 12 weeks of paid leave is beneficial for parent employees, their families, and employers. Mothers who don’t have access to leave face... Read more »