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• Girl Talk May Fuel Anxiety

  Naturally you want your children to have close friends, people they can trust to help them navigate social and emotional concerns. But there may be such a thing as too much talking. Psychologists call it “co-rumination:” the tendency to dwell on a personal problem with a friend, seeking empathy and validation. Anyone who’s responsible for paying a teenage girl's phone bill is probably more than a little familiar with this type of conversation: do you think he likes me? Is so-and-so mad at me? Should I break up with him? Read More... Posted Sep 12 2008, 04:30 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: parents, teenagers, depression, cell phones, Facebook, MySpace, high school, girls, research, boys, studies, self-esteem, anxiety, advice, gossip, best friends, friends, problems, emotions, email, peers, female friendships, phone, boyfriends, girl talk fuels anxiety, emotional conversations, girl talk, validation, social problems, obessing, co-rumination, chatting, too much talking, feelings, worries

• Don't Make Me Angry. You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry

  One of the things we parents don’t like to talk about is anger. Not exasperation, not irritation, but full-scale yelling, door-slamming, foot-stomping fury. We feel it, and our kids do too. Let's say it's been on the Top 10 Most Frequently Felt Emotions in my parenting life lately (revenge peeing! Giggling refusal when told to do something! Biting me!) for both me and my older kid. When this article popped up in my Google Alerts, I got interested. It's a bunch of tips to use to help kids manage anger – and a few of them could just work for us parent types as well. Read More... Posted Sep 04 2008, 04:31 PM by Amy Kuras with | with no comments Filed under: parenting, tantrums, preschoolers, frustration, rage, Anger Management, emotions, getting along, use your words, fury

• You Might Like Wall-E But Don't Trust Him With Your Kids

  Robots have kind of a mixed rep. From loveable, cuddly characters to cold killing machines, it's clear we have some ambivalence about what it means to have this kind of technology in our lives and on the horizon. While I personally have a strange affection for robots, I can see how others are raising the alarms. So parents, would you let a robot watch your children?  You may have to make this decision sooner rather than later, because... Read More... Posted Jun 27 2008, 04:58 PM by Kelly Mills with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: parenting, education, technology, society, childcare, schools, robots, artificial intelligence, development, Wall-E, emotions, babysitter

• Five Kinds of Moms and How They Mess You Up

  Jezebel reports on a new book by clinical psychologist Stephen Poulter called The Mother Factor: How Your Mother's Emotional Legacy Impacts Your Life. The gist is that your bond with your mom can have a big ol' influence on your emotional development, ability to form meaningful relationships, and so on. (Do the dads do anything? Cuz we should share the dysfunctional love!) Anyhow, according to the book, there are five kinds of mothers. This immediately begs the question: Which mother are you?  The five types are... Read More... Posted Apr 26 2008, 11:33 AM by Kelly Mills with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: parenting, kids, parents, mothers, moms, therapy, psychology, relationships, jezebel, perfectionism, development, book, types, emotions