It has been extensively studied just how harmful parental emotional neglect can be. As American psychologist Harry Harlow’s experiments in the 1950s demonstrated, a strong emotional bond with one’s ...

''Bird-nesting'' is a co-parenting arrangement where divorced or separated parents keep the family home for their children and rotate in and out to care for them. While it may sound like the perfect ...

Parents may have more influence than they realize when it comes to shaping their children's behavior, especially for those at higher genetic risk for conduct problems, according to Rutgers Health-led ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Parents considered at risk of abusing their child were much less likely to do so after being taught problem-solving skills for dealing with parenting challenges, a new ...

The home should be a sanctuary where children feel safe, loved, and ready to grow. Yet sometimes parents unknowingly model behaviors that can damage their child's emotional and psychological ...

Parents can transmit a genetic risk for alcohol problems to their children not only directly, but also indirectly via genetically influenced aspects of the home environment, such as marital discord or ...

Balancing the rights and needs of both the children and adults in families where a parent has alcohol problems can pose difficult dilemmas. Most parents want to do their best and those with alcohol ...

It has been extensively studied just how harmful parental emotional neglect can be. As American psychologist Harry Harlow’s experiments in the 1950s demonstrated, a strong emotional bond with one’s ...