When your doctor tells you that you have a serious medical condition, it’s stressful. When you have kids, it can be even more so as you and your partner debate about how much the kids should know, along with when and how they should be told. Most parents that I know want to be honest [...]
A study in the June issue of Archives of General Psychiatry examined the impact of changes in residence on suicidal behaviour. Dr. Ping Qin and colleagues at the University of Aarhus examined national birth registries to identify all children born in Denmark between 1979 and 1995. They then examined hospital records to find completed or [...]
A study in the new issue of the Journal of Family Psychology suggests that kids who get pulled into their parents’ conflicts are at a higher risk for developing symptoms of depression and anxiety.
Cheryl Buehler of the University of South Carolina and Deborah Welsh of the University of Tennessee followed over 400 11 to 14 [...]
Ah, mornings. Gently waking with the sun. Reading the paper and sipping coffee. Wait, that was before I had kids!
Morning routines are often stressful for parents and kids – the combination of time pressure and waking up can create a “perfect storm” of conflict. How do your kids feel on days when voices are raised [...]
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