AMES, Iowa – Most parents will admit that talking with a teenage child is difficult at times. It is even more challenging when parents and children don’t speak the same language fluently – a reality ...

Parenting is tough. If you have ever responded to your child’s inappropriate behavior or actions in a way that has left you feeling less than awesome, I guarantee you are not alone. Researchers have ...

Parents, teachers, and even strangers in the grocery line often say they can "just tell" when a kid is headed for trouble.

Every December, stressed-out parents joke about it. A defiant toddler scribbles on the wall and suddenly someone mutters, “Santa’s bringing you coal this year.” For generations, the threat has been ...

In the world of education, labels can become self-fulfilling prophecies. A child is labeled “troubled,” “difficult,” or “a bad kid,” and suddenly, that label becomes their identity. But what if we ...

There has always been a cultural gap between parents and their children. But arguably this divide has grown over the past decade or more as digital natives are born with no concept of a life without ...