Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an RN-Attorney with significant experience in both professions. Sometimes money and the need to care for aging parents can ...

Step one in becoming the best possible step-parent is acknowledging and accepting the complexities of your new identity as a step-parent. Whether or not you have children from a previous relationship ...

Most parents step in when their kids seem to be at risk of failure because they care. It’s instinctive to want to protect your kid from anything that might set them back, so parents often do several ...

Denyse Richter remembers one little boy she helped through her Step Up Parents organization. He wanted to play basketball. When she and her staff ascertained that his other needs were being met, they ...

Chuck and Emma, an attractive young couple in their thirties, sat as far away from each other that they could in my small office. Chuck sat on the sofa while Emma chose to sit across the room in a ...

Anxiety can be a key ingredient of confidence for children, rather than the enemy, says clinical child psychologist Kathryn Hecht.