Psychologists say it is. In fact, they warn that certain "nice" gestures from parents and grandparents can actually cause ...

The fears we carry from childhood don’t always disappear when we grow up. They often morph, adapt, and find new ways to creep into our adult lives, shaping the way we think, behave, and even form ...

Sensitive, conscientious kids don't break down because they are weak. They burn out from a culture that treats chronic worry as a sign of responsibility.

UPMC Children's hosted a teddy bear clinic to help kids manage medical fears through play to improve children's confidence in healthcare.

Inner Child is Health and Me's new mental health series where we deep dive into lesser-known aspects of child psychology and how it shapes you as you grow up. Often unheard, mistaken, and ...

In my very first Kids & Culture Alert! newsletter published in April of 2005, I discussed the sad epidemic of fear of failure that was rampant in America then. Well, more than five years later, fear ...

Long before scary movies and graphic video games, children were afraid of going to bed in the dark. Being terrified of monsters hiding under the bed or in the closet is a universal phenomenon, and you ...