Autonomy is the ability to make choices yourself rather than having them made for you by other people. Most of us desire autonomy—who wants to be a slave to another's wishes? But we are certainly not ...

Most parents of a certain age, myself included, had to learn to be independent growing up. Many households needed two incomes to sustain themselves, leaving children alone to fend for themselves when ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The parent of Sandy Elementary School students teaches her children to wait for TRAX trains to pass before crossing in Sandy on ...

Research shows that the quality of mother-child relationships greatly influences children's development socially, emotionally and academically. Although previous studies have demonstrated the ...

Parents are much less likely to intervene when their young children are getting dressed or performing other simple chores if those tasks are framed as learning opportunities, according to a new study ...

Parental rights have emerged as a central battleground in the culture wars, debated in school board meetings, courtrooms and legislative chambers across the country. As conflicts intensify over what ...

A recent conversation with my son has been weighing on my mind. During one of our walks, I opened up about the challenges of the past couple years. His immediate response was touching: “What can I do ...