Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. It's interesting to see the term "conditional love" reenter the zeitgeist, as Ashley wrote about yesterday. Conditional ...

Note: In a previous post, Unconditional Love is Bad!, I provoked some strong responses from readers. The main beef that they had was with my notion that parents withdraw their love from their children ...

The truth is, it’s painful to see all the subtle behaviors that people tend to display when their parents only showed them love when they did whatever their parents asked them to. The kids who grew up ...

Hidden harm in care: Overprotective parenting can undermine a child's confidence, fostering anxiety and limiting social growth despite aiming to keep them safe. Love tied to success: Conditional ...

Growing up, every child should receive unconditional love from their caretakers. Sadly, that is not always the case. Some people are raised in complicated households. Some parents are strict and ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Recently, in the New York Times' science section and Motherlode blog, education writer Alfie Kohn argued that both praise ...

My three brothers and I are all senior citizens, and throughout our lives we have endured a very difficult relationship with our mother. From the time we were children, she was physically and ...

Note: In a previous post, Unconditional Love is Bad!, I provoked some strong responses from readers. The main beef that they had was with my notion that parents withdraw their love from their children ...