Parents and caregivers are essential to children’s healthy development Parents and caregivers in particular serve as critical advocates and essential partners in the prevention and treatment of children’s mental health concerns Psychologists treating behavioral problems in children and teenagers always make engagement of the family a priority as this has been shown to boost positive outcomes for children and
parents or parents - WordReference Forums My parents' car = the car of my parents (because "parents" comes before the apostrophe Another example: the girl's book = the book of the girl (singular) the girls' book = the book of the girls (more than one)
Question about the possessive plural: parent’s or parents’? - Preply The word parents can be written in three different forms but they have the same pronunciation Parents — - This is the Plural form of the Singular Common Noun parent For instance, 1 Her parents were erudite and respectable members of the community Parent's — Here, the Genitive case or the Possessive Case of the Noun has been employed a
Parenting - American Psychological Association (APA) Actions related to the raising of offspring Researchers have described different human parenting styles —ways in which parents interact with their children—with most classifications varying on the dimensions of emotional warmth (warm vs cold) and control (high in control vs low in control) Adapted from the APA Dictionary of Psychology
Parental favoritism isn’t a myth - American Psychological Association . . . Parents can show favoritism in numerous ways, including how they interact with their children, how much money they spend on them and how much control they exert over them, the researchers said Altogether, they looked at five domains: overall treatment, positive interactions, negative interactions, resource allocation and control
Keeping teens safe on social media: What parents should know to protect . . . Parents should take a multipronged approach to social media management, including time limits, parental monitoring and supervision, and ongoing discussions about social media As noted above, time limits can help teens with self-control and encourage moderate social media use
What advice do psychologists have to offer on how parents can manage . . . Parents should consider adding skills to their parenting toolboxes, according to Lisa Coyne, PhD, a senior clinical consultant at McLean Hospital OCD Institute in Massachusetts and an assistant professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School “Because burnout is marked by a disconnect in how you’re parenting now and who you were before
Parenting during the COVID-19 Pandemic For many parents, home in the age of COVID-19 has become the office, the classroom, even the gym Many parents are struggling to not only keep their children occupied, but also to oversee schooling, even as they telework, grocery shop and perform all the other daily necessities of family life
Grieving the midlife loss of a parent The passing of one’s parents also may provide “a developmental push,” said Kenneth J Doka, PhD, senior vice president for grief programs at the Hospice Foundation of America, who has authored numerous books about grief, including Grief Is a Journey: Finding Your Path Through Loss “You have to go on now and do things that maybe you
How to help kids understand and manage their emotions At some point, parents expect their kids to start managing their feelings without epic meltdowns Learning to regulate emotions, though, is a complex process “Emotion regulation calls on so many skills, including attention, planning, cognitive development, and language development,” said Pamela Cole, PhD, a psychologist at Penn State