Raising emotionally intelligent kids starts with everyday conversations at home, says child psychologist Reem Raouda, who has ...

We are a group psychology practice specializing in psychological assessment and behavior therapy for children and adolescents (birth through 21 years of age). We provide comprehensive assessment ...

As parents, we spend so much time helping our kids succeed on the outside — teaching them words, setting routines, and encouraging good behavior. But there's one skill that quietly shapes whether they ...

A psychologist explains the evolutionary and psychological roots of laughter, and what an infant’s giggles teach us about how adults bond.

Child psychologist Reem Raouda has studied over 200 parent-child relationships — and is a mother herself. Raouda says she has the solution to children who refuse to follow orders, helping to build ...

The call from school is specific and urgent: your five-year-old hit a classmate during circle time, or bit another child on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What’s under-discussed is how many common phrases and compliments can actually cause children some level of harm. When giving ...

Many parents of adult children absorb criticism, manipulation, or anger that they would not tolerate from anyone else. Here ...

Again, although a child might think it's just a harmless joke, this type of name-calling can be harmful both in the short and long term. "Kids absorb labels, not just hear them," Dr. Bethany Cook, a ...

Many parents struggle with guilt and shame over a feeling they don't want to admit out loud: sometimes, they don't like their child. You love them deeply, but you don't enjoy being around them, and ...

One of the many jobs that parents and grandparents have is to boost a child’s self-esteem with encouraging phrases (without overly praising them). This can often come in the form of a genuine ...