Parenting

Summary.   As work travel and hours in the office mount, work parents are feeling the logistical challenges of making every week happen — from kid pickup and dropoff and sports practice to meal planning and doctor’s appointments. The main difficulties lie in managing the firehose of information, coping with decision fatigue,…

A 25-year study shows that teens who receive empathy from their parents give more empathy to their peers and, later, their own children. Empathy can help people build strong friendships and close family ties. A new study reinforces the power of teaching and practicing empathy, especially during adolescence. New results from…

Summary: A new study finds that any form of parental distraction, whether from screens or non-digital activities, negatively impacts parent-child interaction. Both digital and non-digital distractions reduced parental sensitivity and child engagement. This suggests that it’s not the screens themselves, but rather the divided attention, that hinders parent-child communication […] Click…