Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Experts say shedding a few tears can be good for kids, as long as parents are also helping them understand and name the emotions ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first day of kindergarten can be a hard one for parents. (Photo: Getty Images) As first days of school have been unfolding in ...

Dr. Willough Jenkins, a Canadian and American board-certified psychiatrist specializing in child psychiatry, is revealing the most common parenting mistake she sees — telling your kids to stop crying.

A mom says not allowing her children to “cry alone” is one of the best parenting decisions she has ever made. “Some totally get it,” Sarah Bullock, a mother of three, tells TODAY.com in an email ...

Crying kids are a perennial source of stress to parents (not to mention nearby airline passengers). But they’ve also become a topic of serious scientific study. By sewing a highly sensitive microphone ...

If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au. What makes us cry? – Claudia, age 7.5, Victoria. Hi Claudia. Thank you for this very sensible ...

If you have a kid, you've been there: Strolling the freezer section for frozen pizza and Popsicles when your typically adorable toddler drops their sippy cup and the whole world comes crashing down.