When I was first studying psychology, thirty years ago, I learned that about 10-20% of children are born with a temperament that is highly reactive to anything new and unfamiliar. Some of these ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feeling anxiety arise in our bodies is distressing in itself, let alone seeing it happen in children. As a parent, grandparent or ...

Psychologists say it is. In fact, they warn that certain "nice" gestures from parents and grandparents can actually cause ...

Anxiety is meant to be a fleeting response to stress — like a job interview or crossing a bridge when afraid of heights. Our cortisol and adrenaline spike, we feel panicked, and then, once the moment ...

Sensitive, conscientious kids don't break down because they are weak. They burn out from a culture that treats chronic worry ...

Last year, our bright, friendly little girl met her teacher for the first time on the Thursday night before school started. This young lady was in pre-K and had never been to “big school” before. She ...

As a child and teen psychologist for over 30 years, I can tell you: anxious kids are often misunderstood. Their anxiety doesn’t always show up as trembling lips or teary eyes. More often, it wears a ...

Have you noticed a worried look on your child’s face more often lately? Maybe they're refusing to go to school, having “meltdowns” at the bus stop, or developing mysterious stomachaches that land them ...

There's no such thing as perfect when it comes to parenting. It's a trial-and-error journey, and no matter how good a parent's intentions may be, mistakes happen. It ...

Jonathan Haidt's 2024 book made the case that screen time had "rewired" kids' brains. The Amazing Generation is a collab with ...