The field of child psychology was shaken up 50 years ago when the book "Pygmalion in the Classroom" was published. In the book, David Rosenthal and Lenore Jacobson of the University of California ...

As a nonprofit that provides mental health care for children ages 3 to 17, Clarity Child Guidance Center has noticed for more than a decade that 90% of our patients have experienced trauma of some ...

(Mass Appeal) – Summer is the season of play, rest and relaxation but the break in familiar routines can be both freeing and destabilizing. Dr. Sharon Saline, a Clinical psychologist, is here with ...

Source: "Stay a child while you can be a child" by Rachel Samanyi / Flickr CC by 2.0 As a parent, you want your child to behave in certain ways – smart, fun, polite, careful. Sometimes, they do, but ...

There are countless distractions while learning at home: a cat walking across the keyboard, a sibling goofing off in the background, a comfy bed to lounge on, a pantry full of tempting snacks. As ...

His face screwed up in remorse, Joe was one miserable 5-year old. His buddy Brandon was crying and holding his sore arm where, minutes before, Joe grabbed him to get the Lego guy they both wanted for ...

Nearly every parent has had an experience in which their child eats more sugar than usual and seems to be bouncing off the walls or has an uncharacteristic tantrum or meltdown. We might laugh it off ...

Trevor Mazzucchelli is a co-author of Stepping Stones Triple P – Positive Parenting Program and a consultant to Triple P International. The Parenting and Family Support Centre is partly funded by ...

When a child displays violent or aggressive behaviour, such as hitting, biting, anger, or sudden defiance, the first reactions are often blame and discipline. Parents may worry about poor parenting, ...

Social media is 'chipping away at attention spans' and promoting disrespectful behaviour, Ofsted's chief inspector warned as he said schools should be a 'sanctuary' for children away from their mobile ...