Petersburg’s Virginia Cooperative Extension office is offering free “Pathways to Effective Parenting” (PEP) classes for parents, grandparents, childcare providers and anyone who would like to develop ...

Substance use has a long list of negative effects on families, especially those with young children, including social and emotional damages and even removal from the home. A research partnership ...

Improving the knowledge, skills, and confidence of parents is often the aim of parenting-focused public health strategies and parenting programs, yet research on parental knowledge is limited compared ...

Parenting is seen by some as the ultimate balancing act. Navigating the complexities of raising children while maintaining harmony in the household can be challenging. In this intricate dance, ...

Children misbehave for a number of reasons. They may be upset or distressed, or they may not know what they did was wrong. They may not be motivated, at least at the moment, to be cooperative, or they ...

Millennials, the OG generation of gentle parenting, have redefined modern child-rearing with a softer, more empathetic approach. They’ve tossed out the old-school “because I said so” (:::shudder:::) ...

At a time of rapid technological advancements and unstable shifting social norms, the foundation of society—its families—faces incomparable challenges. The rise in juvenile delinquency, mental health ...

Ninety-four parents of children aged 2–3 years were initially recruited from across metropolitan Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; these parents constituted a convenience sample. Although the KEPS is ...