In an era of packed schedules, screen time, and intense focus on school readiness, many children are playing less than in previous generations, which harms development.

In the life of your child, you easily exchange thousands of words every day, or at the very least every week. And while many of these conversations may seem normal and even fairly inconsequential, ...

Children lie much earlier, and more often, than most parents expect. Understanding why can help adults respond with clarity, not panic, and teach honesty without shame.

Children love getting toys, but that’s often lower on their wish lists than their parents believe. Here’s what they really want. “Parents and children disagree on children’s happiness levels and tend ...

Upset child after a parent or grandparent's habit negatively impacted him We all need reminders every so often of how our behaviors and habits can impact our kids so that we can adjust accordingly if ...

As anyone who has spent any time around little kids can tell you, they’re a font of questions. Being with young children means being barraged with an endless series of “whys” and “hows.” This is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here’s a fact that you likely wouldn’t have believed when you were a child: parents aren’t perfect. Far from it, in fact, as you ...

It's easy to want to be the perfect parent when you have kids, but making mistakes as a parent is pretty natural. In fact, it's part of the equation for raising successful kids, developmental ...