When Lauren B. Quetsch and Tim Cavell were batting around potential titles for their recently released book, Quetsch suggested “I Love My Kids, But ….” Both Quetsch and Cavell are psychology professors at the University of Arkansas who specialize in child psychology. The title was written off as “too negative,” Quetsch said, and they eventually … Read more
Every parent is capable of raising happy, healthy and emotionally grounded kids. But many struggle along the way. In my two decades of experience as a child psychologist, I’ve found that when parents aren’t attuned to their child’s temperament and unique traits, they fail to honor and celebrate their kid’s authentic self. There are six … Read more
Parents and children participate in a demonstration organized by the ParentsTogether Foundation in support of the child tax credit portion of the Build Back Better bill outside of the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 13, 2021. Sarah Silbiger | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Joe Biden’s proposed budget for fiscal 2024 includes a host of proposals … Read more
Michelle Obama loves being in 50s. On her new podcast The Light Podcast, the former First Lady talked with Today Show host Hoda Kotb about why she is enjoying this phase of her life so much. “I didn’t feel like I came into my own until I was in my 50s,” Obama, who is 58, … Read more
Working parents need all of the help they can get. Some countries are better at providing it than others. Iceland, for example, is one of the best countries in the world for working parents, according to a new report from Bloomberg, which looks at how nations’ policies affect the quality and affordability of child care … Read more
Without meaning to, parents can have a way of making children feel as if something is wrong with them. As parenting researchers, we’ve seen this happen often with highly sensitive kids. Many parents see sensitivity as a bad trait — that it makes us look overwhelmed, passive, or even weak — and discourage it with … Read more
For busy working parents, it’s next to impossible to avoid bringing the stresses of work home at the end of the day. In fact, it’s such a common phenomenon that there’s a technical term for it: “Work-family spillover.” And learning how to manage it is crucial, because it helps keep you from passing your own … Read more
Balancing a full-time job with raising young children is a challenge — leading some burned out parents to fully put their careers on hold. The struggle of “parental exhaustion” has only gotten harder since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, especially for current parents of toddlers, says Dr. Marianne Cooper, a Stanford University sociologist who … Read more
In 2019, I bought a three-bedroom, 1,400-square-feet house in Atlanta, Georgia for $196,000. I figured I could earn extra income by renting out the spare rooms on Airbnb, especially since I traveled a lot for work and was rarely home. Unfortunately, the bookings dried up in 2020. No one wanted to share a house with … Read more
Are you raising a highly spoiled kid? The first step is to identify the signs of a spoiled child. Here are the most common red flags: Not taking “no” for an answer: Your kid expects to get things their way and usually does. In fact, they’re the ones constantly telling you “no.” Being more into … Read more