Active communication is a critical parenting skill. Learn what to avoid – like interrupting and jumping to conclusions – and which strategies to try.

Identifying your emotions is the first step to regulating them. The next time you find yourself responding to an emotional situation, answer these questions to increase your emotion awareness.

Showing interest and participating in your child’s hobbies and activities can deepen your bond, build self-esteem and open up communication.

It is important for child welfare professionals and caregivers to help children in foster care identify and address the underlying cause of the separation.

Sibling relationships are the longest and perhaps most important ones in life and have a lasting impact on one’s development and path in life.