Children need to hear that their parents love them. Unconditional love makes a difference in their lives. It can boost their confidence, helping them feel proud of themselves. Conditional love causes ...

Being unable to form secure attachments is one thing. Being unable to love is quite another. But the truth is that parental love does not come natural to all parents. There are people perfectly ...

In "A Nation of Wimps," Hara Estroff Marano decries the santizing gels, excessive focus on self-esteem, and other products of the hyperconcern of today's parents. As a university professor, I am ...

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"In parental love, there was activation deep in the brain's reward system in the striatum area while imagining love, and this was not seen for any other kind of love," says Rinne. Love for romantic ...

Many parents feel this but don’t always say it: I love my kids, but I’m tired. Not just sleepy tired. A deeper kind of tired that stays even after rest. You wake up tired, go through the day tired, ...

Navigating the relationship between an adult child and their parents isn’t easy. Like any other relationship, it evolves with time. Some parents and their grown children grow closer over time. When ...