LITTLE ROCK — I don't know about you, but I'm ready for the 1960s to be over and done with. That destructive decade has ruled American parenting for 40 years and pretty well ruined it in the process.

In different cultures, children are raised differently. In middle-class, 21st Century America, on Mother’s Day in my neighborhood, child-rearing looks like this: Elizabeth, 2, and her father, Paul, ...

An individual who occupies a fairly high-level position in the mainstream media recently told one of my associates that I'm "old-fashioned." She meant it as a slight, but I hardly took it that way. I ...

Over the past couple of weeks, we've gotten more than a few requests from readers to recommend some books on pregnancy and child-rearing. Unfortunately, we haven't actually read many of these books ...

After Carla met Nancy in the elevator of their New York City apartment building two years ago, she was thrilled to have found a bona fide girlfriend, as well as a “mom” friend. Not only could they ...

From Tiger Moms to helicopter parents, no child-rearing style escaped scrutiny. By Melonyce McAfee This article was originally published on December 20, 2019 in NYT Parenting. “You’re doing it wrong!” ...

I am sometimes asked if I think the “parenting pendulum” is swinging back, however slowly, toward where it was 60-plus years ago or at least toward a tolerable middle point. Before I answer the ...

New parents finding advice and support in Early Childhood Family Education classes often wish the program would continue after their child turns 5. A new partnership is making that happen. The classes ...

Child abuse. Molestation. Neglect. They aren't exactly topics that people want to explore at your average neighborhood party or gathering. But they are exactly the issues handled on a daily basis at ...

In keeping with the knowledge that all psychiatric conditions are the expression of our plays of consciousness, and not medical diseases, I will give an example as to how the original plays get ...

In today’s modern society, with hate crimes originating from vicious acts of racism, and consistent intimidation in schools that are vividly being shown on television and social media, individuals may ...