The young teen years are a ripe time for forming friendships. It’s an age when kids are particularly focused on peer relationships and social status, developing their sense of identity and social ...

Child cooperation improves when children who are not friends are given a shared goal, rather than simply being left to play ...

Motherhood already asks you to multitask, but friendship should not. When your calendar fills with logistics and kid commitments, it is easy to forget that time with friends can be restorative, not ...

On my many outings to the bookstore over the years, I’ve wondered why the quality of children’s activity books seems to be on the decline. You’ve probably come across the type of activity book I’m ...

There was once a time when kids had a daily routine of fun once they came home from school. But in recent years, there are certain things kids used to do after school that feel unreal now.

With summer break starting in the coming weeks, the thrill of open-ended days can, in time, have some parents craving some structure. That’s where the benefits of signing your child up for a camp come ...

Every child faces friendship challenges at some time, in some way, but broadly speaking, there are three main ways that children struggle socially. 1) Doing too little Some children have a hard time ...