So, for teenagers and their friends, the approach should be more nuanced. The primary goal is to encourage the child to see ...

ORONO, Maine -- All it takes is one best friend to stave off the loneliness ... to develop close friendships. For instance, children without friends appear to be at increased risk for depression ...

Many parents will be familiar with this situation: your child has a good or even best friend, but you don't like them.

Children’s TV series have produced some ... Over the years, there have been plenty of excellent best-friend pairings presented on shows intended for more impressionable viewers.

Bad parenting trait #9: You try to be your child’s best friend Children need parents to be parents—and when parents try to dodge parenting altogether and instead become a friend, the results ...