Alex Jensen had noticed that his 14-year-old daughter and 9-year-old son were bickering more often than usual lately. On a recent morning, while father and daughter were on an outing together, the ...

Parents aim to teach their children good manners by saying "please" and "thank you" from an early age – but these polite words, plus other actions, may mean much more than people realize. Particularly ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alison Escalante M.D. covers neurodiversity, pediatrics and parenting. Since the advent of the helicopter parent, trending ...

Cycle-breaking, attachment, and cause-and-effect parenting are some of the top parenting styles now on the rise for America’s youngest kids, according to new research. A survey of 2,000 parents of ...

Parenting styles and political beliefs can play a major role influencing teenagers' mental health, new research from Gallup says. A June 2023 study surveying 6,643 parents and 1,580 adolescents found ...

Parents are more likely to favor daughters and more-agreeable children, new research suggests, although the findings may only apply to people from certain demographics. When you purchase through links ...

Parents really do have favorite children, and these tend to be daughters, first-borns and those who display conscientious traits, according to a meta-analysis published today by the American ...

Parents field an average of 11 questions from their young children each day, according to new research. A new poll of 2,000 parents of kids ages 0-6 found that between being asked “what?” (37%), “when ...

When snow began to fall the other day, my children made a beeline outside to scoop it up and stomp around. Within minutes, they were chucking snowballs at one another, most of which disintegrated ...

For decades, parents and kids battled over predictable issues like unfinished homework and messy bedrooms. Not anymore. A new national survey shows technology has overtaken chores and schoolwork as ...