- Parents and caregivers are essential to children’s healthy development
Parents, families and caregivers ensure children are healthy and safe, equip them with skills and resources to succeed, and transmit basic cultural values
- Can parents say no to LGBTQ+ books in public schools?
Taylor, regarding First Amendment rights of parents to opt out of LGBTQ+-inclusive curriculum in public schools Parents in Montgomery County, Maryland, sued the school district for including storybooks with LGBTQ+ themes in an English Language Arts curriculum, arguing they were not allowed to opt their children out
- Question about the possessive plural: parent’s or parents’?
Parents’ is used in the plural form for both parents, so there is an apostrophe after the letter -s, as in parents’ house This is because the word is first pluralized to parents with the addition of the letter -s and then cannot have another -s added to show possession, thus an apostrophe is added in front of the whole
- Keeping teens safe on social media: What parents should know to protect . . .
A multipronged approach to social media management, including time limits, parental monitoring and supervision, and ongoing discussions about social media can help parents protect teens’ brain development
- The impact of parental burnout
The Parental Burnout Assessment captures the primary symptoms of burnout, which, according to Mikolajczak, usually occur in stages The first stage, she said, is overwhelming exhaustion Depending on how old the children are, parents might experience different types of exhaustion; for example, Mikolajczak said parents of young children tend to be more physically tired, while those with
- What advice do psychologists have to offer on how parents can manage . . .
Parenting, while rewarding, brings significant challenges and stress, often leading to burnout This article explores parental burnout, its impact, and offers practical advice from psychologists on managing stress and finding support
- How becoming a parent changes the brain
Becoming a parent is a huge life transition Now researchers are finding evidence that parenthood actually changes the brain—and these changes happen to fathers as well as to mothers Darby Saxbe, PhD, talks about the brain and hormonal shifts that occur in new moms and dads; the advantages and risks these changes confer; why paternity leave matters; and how to support people as they become
- Parenting - American Psychological Association (APA)
The job of parenting aims to ensure children’s health and safety, prepare children for life as productive adults, transmit cultural values, and more
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