Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What’s under-discussed is how many common phrases and compliments can actually cause children some level of harm. When giving ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital has named Donald J. Bearden, PhD, ABPP-CN, its first chief of Pediatric Psychology and Behavioral Health. The new position will help support families by ...

Avi Madan-Swain, Ph.D., professor in the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, has been honored with the Wright Ross Salk Award for Distinguished Service in Pediatric Psychology by the Society of ...

Children's familiar tactic of playing parents against each other reveals deep family psychology that is not discussed usually ...

As a licensed clinical pediatric psychologist and mom of 3, I understand how much you want to see your child thrive. It can be difficult to watch your child struggle and not have all of the answers. I ...

Dr. Matthew Picerno, a clinical and child psychologist, was named the US Navy's 2024 Civilian of the Year for his work at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Sigonella, Sicily. He entered private practice in ...

There's a phrase that I hear parents say all the time: "I just want my kids to be happy." But as a child psychologist and a mother of three kids, I've seen how optimizing for happiness, instead of ...

One of the many jobs that parents and grandparents have is to boost a child’s self-esteem with encouraging phrases (without overly praising them). This can often come in the form of a genuine ...