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Help! I’m Worried About My Child’s Aggressive Play December 23, 2016 . 7 Comments
Dear GoodTherapy.org, My 5-year-old is a generally happy and sweet kid, but I have been noticing lately that her play can get pretty violent. She can be aggressive sometimes and say things ... Read More
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Do Lies About Santa Harm Parent-Child Relationships? December 13, 2016 . 4 Comments
For those who celebrate Christmas, lying to children about the existence of Santa could harm parents’ relationships with their children, according to an essay published in The Lancet ... Read More
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How to Help Children Grieve the Death of a Parent December 12, 2016 . 22 Comments
From the time children are born, they count on their parents to provide a sense of safety as they learn about the complex world around them. When a parent dies, it may create intense emotional ... Read More
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How ‘Helicopter Parenting’ May Be Helping Your Kids December 7, 2016 . 15 Comments
There have been countless articles—including some of my own—about the hazards of so-called “helicopter parenting,” the current trend of over-watchful, over-involved child rearing ... Read More
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Do I Need to Give My Kids an Allowance? December 2, 2016 . 6 Comments
Dear GoodTherapy.org, My oldest child is 7, and many of his friends receive an allowance from their parents for doing chores around the house. I never gave the idea of an allowance much ... Read More
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Study: Parenting Style Matters Most for Difficult Children December 1, 2016 . 1 Comment
Parenting style can affect behavior in any child, but matters most for children with “difficult” temperaments, according to a study published in the journal Psychological Bulletin. ... Read More
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Mother-Daughter BFFs: Walking the Fine Line of Enmeshment November 9, 2016 . 18 Comments
Within the past several decades, a shift has been observed in the relationship patterns of many mothers and daughters. Many seem to have abandoned the traditional hierarchy of parent and ... Read More
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Sexual Orientation of Parents Doesn’t Impact Kids Over Time November 1, 2016 . 1 Comment
A new longitudinal study strengthens previous evidence that parental sexual orientation has no notable impact on childhood development. While this is not the first investigation to find ... Read More
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Emotional Incest: When Parents Make Their Kids Partners September 14, 2016 . 119 Comments
Emotional incest, also known as covert incest, is a dynamic that occurs in parenting where the parent seeks emotional support through their child that should be sought through an adult ... Read More
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Creating an Ideal Homework Environment for Kids with ADHD September 13, 2016 . 11 Comments
Most articles you read about helping children and teens with attention-deficit hyperactivity (ADHD) complete homework are likely to focus on having a structured plan. A structured plan—do ... Read More
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Research Examines Parental Acceptance of Transgender Kids August 30, 2016 . 5 Comments
Gender-nonconforming children—including those who are agender, transgender, bigender, gender fluid, or have other identities—are often met with parental rejection. A new study presented ... Read More
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Is It Selfish to Bring a Child into an Unstable World? August 19, 2016 . 7 Comments
Dear GoodTherapy.org, I grew up in a large, loving family, and thought for most of my life that I’d have a few kids of my own. I do ache for a family all my own, children to shape, ... Read More