January can feel exhausting. With the magic of Christmas and New Year fading fast, returning to routine brings with it an ...

When your child tells you they are feeling sad, it's important to offer them support and show that you care. Even before the pandemic, anxiety and depression were becoming more common among children ...

Sometimes, a child is serious and quiet by nature. It can be a mistake to try to make that child more upbeat--It suggests that their essence, a not-malevolent essence, is unacceptable. Although it may ...

In the midst of writing this column, I learned a friend’s teen daughter had died. I am steeped in sadness. There is disbelief, a deep ache in my heart, and the knowledge the lives of her parents, ...

In popular culture, fathers are often portrayed as strong, stoic and endlessly reliable. But new research has outlined a different reality, one where fathers struggle too. As an assistant professor of ...

Leading reproductive and mental health experts have said the sex of a baby could sometimes trigger emotional stress for new mothers, particularly when the child’s gender does not align with family ...