People will often sacrifice a better experience and opt for one that’s less enjoyable if it means they can do it alongside a loved one – whether that’s a romantic partner, close friend or relative.

Discover the surprising history of lip kissing as recent evidence challenges the belief that its origins lie in India. Explore the complex reasons behind kissing and its cultural significance across ancient civilizations.

Discover science-backed tips for selecting the perfect baby toy. Learn how to prioritize development, choose open-ended toys, and avoid misleading marketing claims.

Are you uncertain about when to enroll your summer-born child in school? Discover what research says about the advantages and disadvantages of delaying or deferring school entry. Explore the academic, social, and emotional considerations for summer-born children and make an informed decision based on your child's unique circumstances.

New research on baboons reveals the independent effects of early life adversity and adult social relationships on survival. Discover how strong social bonds can buffer the negative effects of a difficult start and potentially improve lifespan in humans as well.

Explore Aristotle's timeless wisdom on friendship, from reciprocal recognition to different types of friendships and the importance of maintaining friendship activities. Discover how his teachings on friendship still resonate in today's world.

Explore the groundbreaking study on how talking to babies and toddlers impacts brain development. Learn about the influence of language input, myelin growth, and the benefits of contingent conversations.

Through repetitive patterns, you experience emotions that your ancestors might have experienced. Emotions are the connecting element between two worlds...

Vivek Murthy, the US surgeon general, warns that “being socially disconnected” has a similar effect on mortality as smoking up to 15 cigarettes daily. 

Important conversations with teenagers are among the biggest challenges of parenting. They can feel like walking a tightrope. 

I’m beginning to notice a few unexpected benefits from looking my age.

 Male friendships are often presented in the media and popular culture as relatively superficial, competitive and lacking in emotional depth.

Overtly hostile behavior tends to diminish with age except for a minority of children who are at risk of later criminality. This makes childhood a critical time for steering those most in-need away from difficult life paths. 

A key finding of our Australian Child Maltreatment Study, published in early 2023, is that emotional abuse is widespread and associated with similar harms as sexual abuse.

In the past two decades, children have become more obese and have developed obesity at a younger age. A 2020 report found that 14.7 million children and adolescents in the U.S. live with obesity.

In her book, Parenting on Earth, philosopher and mother Elizabeth Cripps argues that to do right by their kids, parents must also attempt to do something about the problems caused by climate change.

Being tired is a feeling we often experience. When we do certain activities – physical or mental – over a period of time, or even after experiencing intense emotional states, we feel tired, perhaps even exhausted.

In the eyes of the dominant culture, women, like nature, are deemed substandard. The feminine aspects of the world and in ourselves have been suppressed.

Occasional feelings of anxiety are normal, even in childhood – for example, a child may feel anxious about an approaching test at school. But if the anxiety is severe, long-lasting and interferes with a child’s daily life, it is called an anxiety disorder.

Research into relationships can help us understand why some people desire the approval of a parent who is abusive, insensitive or inconsistent in their love – or who rate high on what’s known as “dark trait” tendencies (narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism).

Often, people don’t even notice that they’re talkers. It’s important, therefore, to observe your own behavior and read the body language of others to learn if you’re a talker.

Why is it seemingly OK to ask single people “Why are you single?” when married people are rarely asked “Why are you married?”

The greatest ailment in our modern world is separation. We have become disconnected from ourselves, from others, and from the world around us.