Parents often put their own relationship on the back burner to concentrate on their children, but a new study shows that when spouses love each other, children stay in school longer and marry later in life.

Three broad reasons obtaining care for kids now costs as much as buying a brand new Hyundai Elantra each year

But critics say the results are “barely statistically significant”

When the daily stress of parenting becomes chronic it can turn into parental burnout, an intense exhaustion that leads parents to feel detached from their children and unsure of their parenting abilities, according to research published in Clinical Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. This type of burnout can have serious consequences for both parent and child, increasing parental neglect, harm, and thoughts about escape.

A study of more than 3,000 pregnant women followed up their children over 30 years.

Using "time outs" to discipline children is not going to harm them or your relationship with them, US research suggests. Despite criticism of the "naughty step" strategy, children's anxiety did not increase and neither did their aggressive behaviour, the eight-year study of families found. But a UK psychologist said the key was how the technique was used.

In pushing the boundaries of accepted maternal response, women are challenging an explosive taboo—and reframing motherhood in the process.

The marketeers want you to think it is.

There could be a simple way to help young children’s brains improve for the better, with long-lasting benefits.

New research suggests that people who eat more homemade meals tend to have lower levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in their blood.

Father of boy killed in Newtown school shooting sued James Fetzer and Mike Palacek over their book Nobody Died at Sandy Hook

The new research shows that so-called throwaway profiles on some platforms can be good for adults who need to open up and test the waters on subjects that might cause them shame or pain if they were to share as themselves.

Reading to children has long been recognised as playing a significant positive role in their development, for all sorts of reasons. Numerous scientific and observational studies show that children who have been read to regularly from an early age enjoy a host of advantages, including higher educational attainment, enhanced confidence and even improved cognitive development.

Giving time, love, and attention builds neural networks needed throughout life.

Three years ago when a Jordanian suicide bomber killed 7 U.S. intelligence officers were killed, jihadists praised his bravery and the CIA blamed his ideology, but bullying explains his treachery. Adam Lankford on how we misunderstand the psychology of suicide bombers.

An 18-month-old toddler who can snowboard better than me.

My own children at their age were doing childish things. But these children – whom I met in places with names few have ever heard of – carried guns and used them. They were called “Sir” and even “General”.

Social practices and cultural beliefs of modern life are preventing healthy brain and emotional development in children.

The Russian law that bans adoptions by U.S. families will take effect in one year instead of this month, Russia's semiofficial news agency RIA Novosti reported Thursday.

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