Five Parent-Proven Strategies for Managing Stress
Here are five parent-proven strategies for putting the brakes on stress so that you can be the calm and caring parent you want to be.… Read More
October 13, 2016 | Susan Newman, Ph.D.
How Parents Can Prevent Teen Medicine Abuse
What’s in your medicine cabinet that could lead to teen medicine abuse? The cough medicine—harmless, right? Yes, if taken as directed. However, the active ingredient in most over-the-counter cough medicines can produce serious side effects if taken excessively.… Read More
Dethroned: Sharing Mom and Dad With a New Sibling
Parents of only children will likely agree: their singleton rules the roost. So, what happens when a baby is on the way? … Read More
New Only Child Stereotype: Only Children Prone to Overweight
There’s a new only-child stereotype brewing. Are only children really more likely to be overweight or obese? A potential new stereotype links childhood obesity to family size, birth order and, specifically, to only children. Since 1896 when psychologist G. Stanley Hall pronounced only children were lonely, selfish, and bossy, these stereotypes have stuck. A number… Read More
Older Moms: 40 is the New 30
The”older moms” trend is clear: More women in their late thirties and well into their forties are starting families.… Read More
Mothers With One Child Are Happiest
Having an only child is desirable from a wide range of viewpoints and practicalities, but that doesn’t make decisions about family size any easier.… Read More
Sweethearts-in-Training: 15 Valentine Tips
How you treat your partner on Valentine’s Day speaks volumes to your children.
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