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A child psychologist says grandparents are more important than ever as youth mental health challenges continue to rise. He argues that children need supportive relationships, meaningful conversations, ...

Today, about 1 in 5 American women over age 50 have never had children, according to a 2024 Pew Research Center study. The ...

With the help of animal characters, educators can help children navigate big feelings with mindfulness and self-compassion.

In 2023, in an advisory entitled "Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation," former surgeon general Vivek Murthy wrote that "social disconnection was far more common than I had realized." And the ...

When my daughter Anjali was young, she was tiny but fierce. She would erupt over small injustices, like having to set one more plate on the table than her sister. Her small body was scarcely able to ...