Parenting isn't just about navigating your children's emotional ups and downs. We also need to work with our own big feelings ...

Being a teen today is a whole new world, even from as recently as a decade ago. Phones are so ubiquitous that even pediatricians have given up the idea of limiting screen time. Studies acknowledge ...

This is what meltdowns really look like from childhood through young adulthood. Calm, compassionate support can turn ...

Are they emotionally and socially ready to leave home? As they make this life-changing decision, here are some questions to ...

According to Merriam-Webster, nonchalant is “having an air of easy unconcern or indifference.” It’s acting like you don’t care about anything, like nothing bothers you or affects you. Nonchalance is ...

Expert and doctor recommendations on how to cultivate an attitude of gratitude in kids and teenagers all year long.

What is your relationship with your emotions on a daily basis? Some of us might deny that we’re influenced by our feelings at all. Others might try to leave our emotions behind when we move into ...

As the director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, I recently warned that we are facing an overreaction epidemic. The response to my warning has been, perhaps predictably, extreme.

Using marijuana just once or twice a month was associated with worse school performance and emotional distress for teens, ...