Recent studies highlight that positive, strength-based parenting not only improves children's behavior but also leads to measurable brain function changes. Approaches such as focusing on a child’s ...

The seven-day study examines the repercussions of overprotective parents. We break it down along with expert advice on what ...

Why do children participate in sports, quit sports or maybe never even start them in the first place? Kids survey points ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. freemixer via Getty Images I remember visiting my sister-in-law after she’d just had a baby. Her son was chill. She told me how ...

From warmth and structure to neglect and control, parenting styles have a profound effect on a child’s emotional, cognitive, and social growth. Research shows that the way you set rules, communicate, ...

My theater kid daughter did have a moment with sports —volleyball, just before and a little bit during the pandemic. The ...

Across parks and schoolyards, parents are trading the same uneasy observation: playtime feels more chaotic, more physical, and more emotionally charged than it did even a few years ago. What used to ...

“He’s very hard on himself,” my 11-year-old’s teacher said during our first-semester conference, “and often this frustration brings him to tears.” We sat in a weird quiet as my son’s teacher filled ...

A teacher shared in a Reddit post that he thought children were more likely to misbehave these days because their parents ...

Whether it's basics like treating others with kindness or skills like patience, the smartest parents make sure to teach their ...

Every December, stressed-out parents joke about it. A defiant toddler scribbles on the wall and suddenly someone mutters, “Santa’s bringing you coal this year.” For generations, the threat has been ...

Crystal Bermudez is your community news reporter covering northern Santa Barbara County, including the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. What began as a routine school board meeting turned ...