Parental Adjustment to the Adolescent's "Family" of Friends
As adolescents grow to independence, they grow an independent "family" of friends that can seem to compete with the importance of parents and biological family. Although parents can be less of a social priority during the teenage years, however, they remain an ongoing source of historical, current, and future love.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - December 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Carl E. Pickhardt, Ph.D. Tags: Child Development Happiness Parenting Relationships adolescent family of friends adolescent friends adolescent peer group parental fears of adolescent peers parental fears of teenager ' s peers parents and adolescent s friends pa Source Type: news

Can Reading a Fictional Story Make You More Empathetic?
Neuroscientists have discovered that reading “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” lights up the same brain regions that would be involved in watching someone else moving—or flying on a broom—in the real world. Reading fiction can make the reader more empathetic by activating the brain regions associated with another person's life experience.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - December 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Christopher Bergland Tags: Child Development Cognition Neuroscience Parenting Source Type: news

Industrial vs Primal Intelligence: What We Are Missing
It’s been a big puzzle as to why hunter-gatherers seem much more intelligently connected to the earth and live in sustainable ways, unlike European and Euro-descendent societies in recent centuries. Childhood intelligence development may play a large role...read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 30, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Darcia Narvaez, Ph.D. Tags: Child Development Creativity Intelligence Parenting American Indian attention hunter-gatherers indigenous people mysticism Native American receptiviity Source Type: news

Talking with Kids about Helping
Although children have the capacity to help others, they often don't. Here are some ways you can encourage them.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 29, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gail Heyman, Ph.D. Tags: Child Development Ethics and Morality Parenting Relationships conversations empathy helper helping prosocial behavior questions Source Type: news

Toy shopping tips for parents to promote gender equity
With toy shopping season in high gear, parents should think carefully about toy purchases and the messages they send with their gifts. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 29, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Elizabeth J. Meyer, Ph.D. Tags: Child Development Gender Parenting Barbie dolls marketing toys Source Type: news

How to Help Someone Make a Big Decision
Your friend, partner, child feels stuck and can't decide what to do next. Time for you to step up. Some dos and don'ts for helping them find their own solution.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 28, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Robert Taibbi, L.C.S.W. Tags: Creativity Parenting Relationships Stress Source Type: news

Coping With the Holiday Blues
With the holiday season in full swing, many people are spreading good cheer and off to find that perfect gift. Too often we associate the holidays with being magical, childlike, “merry and bright”, but that is simply not the case for many youth. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 27, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Raychelle Cassada Lohmann, M.S., L.P.C. Tags: Child Development Parenting Self-Help creative journaling how to reduce holiday stress Source Type: news

To Buy or Not to Buy the “Must-Have” Toy or Tech Device?
To buy — or not to buy — the “must-have” toy or tech device? Parents tend to bend over backwards to give children what they request. But, research shows experiences make people happier than possessions.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 26, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Susan Newman, Ph.D. Tags: Behavioral Economics Happiness Parenting A. Kumar children journal of personality and social psychology Little Things Long Remembered psychological science Thomas Gilovich. holidays Source Type: news

Seven Ways to Add Sanity in Gift-giving to Children
To buy — or not to buy — the “must-have” toy or tech device? Parents tend to bend over backwards to give children what they request. But, research shows experiences make people happier than possessions.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 26, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Susan Newman, Ph.D. Tags: Behavioral Economics Happiness Parenting A. Kumar children journal of personality and social psychology Little Things Long Remembered psychological science Thomas Gilovich. holidays Source Type: news

Kids in Ferguson Need Superheroes Too
Today in Ferguson, Missouri we see a town that has been devastated by fear and anger. Schools have closed – which makes it unrealistic to expect kids to focus on educational goals. There is no outlet for children and families to discuss their feelings – their fears – or just blow off some pent up steam.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 25, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Rebecca Jackson Tags: Education Law and Crime Parenting Children in Ferguson Ferguson Missouri grit Rebecca Jackson The Learning Habit Source Type: news

Stop Enabling Your Addicted Adult Child
Are you at your wit's end with your adult child, who struggles with addiction issues and self-defeating behaviors? Read on for sound strategies to help.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 25, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeffrey Bernstein, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Parenting Self-Help codependency drugs love Source Type: news

Racism in America: Helping Your Child Be Resilient
Although we have made progress in race relations, racism still exist – however it may be more subtle. These recent incidents in Ferguson and across the country have amplified our daily experiences of discrimination and racism. To help your family, I have suggested the following tips for dealing with racism. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 25, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Erlanger A. Turner, Ph.D. Tags: Law and Crime Parenting Race and Ethnicity Self-Help children civil rights discrimination diversity ethnic stereotypes forensic psychology justice legal system mental health miscroaggressions parents racism social justice Source Type: news

Autism, Purkinje Cells, and the Cerebellum Are Intertwined
A November 24, 2014 study from the University of Chicago Medical Center identified that Purkinje cells in the cerebellum are linked to motor skill deficits in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 25, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Christopher Bergland Tags: Autism Child Development Neuroscience Parenting Source Type: news

The Marital Selection Minefield Part One
What happens if your parents disapprove of who you've chosen to spend your life with? Or, maybe, even worse, what if your parents try to set you up with someone that you don't find appealing? How can parents and their children learn to agree about something so important? Research into this thorny issue yields surprising answers. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 24, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Romeo Vitelli, Ph.D. Tags: Evolutionary Psychology Parenting Relationships Social Life Parental investment Source Type: news

Emotional Detachment When Parenting Adolescents
When parents can model emotional detachment with their adolescent, the adolescent can learn by example to do the same with themread more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 24, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Carl E. Pickhardt, Ph.D. Tags: Child Development Happiness Parenting Relationships adolescent emotion attribution of feelings detachment parenting emotional detachment emotional enmeshment Emotional intensity emotional responsibility emotional sensitivity managi Source Type: news