Many children suffer grave emotional problems from living with a self-absorbed parent. The child is disregarded and used as an extension of the parent. Often, this means the child’s physical wants and ...

Research from recent decades shows that versions of Kara’s experience are common for less favored siblings. In childhood, ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Design by Caroline Guenther. Buy this photo. The way children are treated by their parents is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. In recent years, the concept of “plastic wrap parenting” has surfaced, ...

One day while working at my outpatient private practice in Homewood, Illinois, I received a call from a high school counselor. She asked if I could see—right away—a senior and his parents in her ...

Helicopter parenting, a term first popularized by Dr. Haim Ginott in his 1969 book Between Parent and Teenager, describes a style of parenting where mothers and fathers hover excessively over their ...

Co-parenting after divorce or separation can be a challenging but essential aspect of maintaining a stable environment for the children involved. Shared care can be classified into three types: ...