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Parenting

Parenting can be the most stressful--and rewarding--job of your life. We can all think of ways we'd do things differently from our parents, and no doubt your kids will find ways they would parent differently from you.

How much does parenting really matter? Which factors influence your kids more than others? And how can you best cooperate with others--teachers, spouses, family--for the well-being of your children? Read on. This ain't your parents' Psych 101.

Conception and Pregnancy

A Fateful First Act

Why our earliest home could be the most important one.

On Fertile Ground

How stress can influence your chances of getting pregnant.

A Man's Shelf Life

Slowing the biological clock—for men.

Quirky Minds: Phantom Pregnancy

When maternal instincts lie.

Forty is the New 20 for Having Babies

Trends in motherhood.

by Susan Newman, Ph.D. in Singletons

From the Delivery Room to the Bedroom

How childbirth affects a couple's sex life.

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Parenting Style

A Nation of Wimps

Parental hyperconcern may be why kids can't cope.

Play Makes Us Human VI: Hunter-Gatherers’ Playful Parenting

Playful parenting is founded on trust.

by Peter Gray in Freedom to Learn

ME equals MY KIDS

Perspectives on viewing the self as being one's children

by Allen R. McConnell, Ph.D. in The Social Self

The Making of a Modern Dad

It takes a lot more than testosterone to make a father out of a man.

The 50-0-50 rule: Why parenting has virtually no effect on children

Why parenting has virtually no effect on children

by Satoshi Kanazawa in The Scientific Fundamentalist

Parents and Children in Conflict

Why parents can't play fair.

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After Divorce

Lessons from Stepfamilies

Stepfamilies turn out to be living laboratories for what it takes to create successful relationships.

Co-Parenting After Divorce

How to co-parent after divorce.

by Sam Margulies in Divorce for Grownups

House Divided: Hate Thy Father

In an era of epic divorce battles, parents increasingly use kids to bash each other. Can a broken parent-child bond be restored?

Child Support: How much is too much?

Child Support: What is enough, what is too much?

by Paul Raeburn in About Fathers

Will Companies Discriminate Against Children of Single Parents?

Ominous statistics may tempt unfair but profitable discrimination.

by Roy F. Baumeister in Cultural Animal

Child Custody Decisions and Child Age Differences

Children's age differences affect their response to separation.

by Jean Mercer, Ph.D. in Child Myths

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Parenting Tests

Relationship Satisfaction - Couples With Kids

Are you happy with your family?
More Tests

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