Friendship is important at any age—friends enhance our lives by offering support and community. Activities can be more fun with a friend by your side, and tough times are made more bearable with the ...

Despite the latest research, many parents still struggle with the stigma and guilt of raising an only child. In her groundbreaking new book, Just One: The New Science, Secrets, and Joy of Parenting an ...

Though my work within the area of friendship has focused mostly on adults, the importance of friendship among children cannot be emphasized enough. I recently talked with psychologist Eileen ...

In this paper we investigate friendship processes in a group of Italian children in their last year of preschool and during their transition to one of four first grade classrooms. We found that in the ...

“Don’t be their friend, be their parent.” That's Parenting 101, right? It rings true. And as a kid who first tried pot when I was 12 because a friend’s parent supplied it, I understand the intent of ...

As we head into a new school year, parents have a lot to consider. One thing that research shows we should put at the top of our lists: Helping our children make and maintain friends. “Making ...

While Utah has one of the lowest child poverty rates in the country, 2023 data shows that nearly 227,000 children are at risk of remaining in poverty as adults. That number accounts for about 24 ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Students at a local children's center are donning hard hats to celebrate a new expansion. The Friendship Children's Center held a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday for its new ...