Parents, it's time to take a stand. A girl holds part of a teddy bear and screams in this stock photo. Getty Images — -- It probably shouldn't take a parenting expert to tell us that if a child's ...

Ever heard of "Afro-Caribbeans"? Well, they are black British kids of Caribbean descent. The London Times recently reported on an academic survey of 5-year-old Afro-Caribbean children. These children, ...

Summer is fast approaching, and kids will be spending a lot more time at home. The end of the school year is a great time to have a conversation with kids about the work that goes into keeping homes ...

My mom told me many times a story that concluded, “It was the best twenty-five dollars I ever spent.” What was the story? My brother was in 6th grade at the time and had frequent stomachaches. When my ...

Attitudes to truancy have improved but too many parents are still taking children out of school for holidays and family ...

And parents who want to raise kids ready to meet the challenges of life need to help them have a healthy attitude about both winning and losing. Playing sports, board games and even video games can be ...

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NEW YORK — When it comes to adolescents’ attitudes toward sex, movies matter. And so does locker-room chatter. But two recent studies also note the influence parents have over their children — even if ...

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PHOENIX — One local expert has said America’s changing attitudes toward marijuana may be hurting our kids. We’ve heard phrases like “Just Say No” for years, “but right now, society is sending a ‘yes’ ...

For years, psychologist Sylvia Perry studied bias awareness among adults — how people come to understand their own prejudices toward different social groups. And then, the Northwestern University ...