Raising kids is not for the weak — any parent knows that. Before people have kids, many envision the rules and expectations they will have for them, like never feeding them fast food or not allowing ...

Have you ever said something to your child in a moment of frustration and immediately regretted it? Most parents have been ...

As they develop new language and skills, kids may test boundaries and process their emotions by being disagreeable. Here's how to respond. Reviewed by Janet Taylor, M.D., MPH Few things push parents' ...

You may not realize it, but you were probably a whole lot better as a kid than you thought. Kids won’t follow every rule their parents set, as much as their parents might wish they would. Sure, you ...

My 4-year-old dreads swimming lessons. Some nights, long past his bedtime, he calls me into his room and asks me, in a whisper, if he has to go to swim class tomorrow. It breaks my heart. Swimming is ...

If you clicked on this article because you want to be your kid’s best friend, you’re in the right place. It’s natural to want to be close to your kid(s), and there’s nothing wrong with that. I’d be ...