Wealthy discipline can look almost too gentle from the outside. Working-class families often see it as soft. Here are eight ...

Boomer-era parenting was built on a very different set of assumptions—about kids, authority, discipline, and emotional ...

A new study published in Developmental Psychology sheds light on how conflict between parents may influence the way they discipline their young children. The findings suggest that for mothers, hostile ...

Many parents today feel a strong pressure to be "perfect" for their kids, partners, and households, even if it comes at the expense of personal well-being and happiness. They take care of everything ...

When Mary’s 6-year-old son, Max, began calling her names during moments of frustration—“You’re stupid!” “I hate you!”—her instinct was to react, correct, explain, or argue. Max had recently been ...