When your child is fuming with frustration, lashing out, or on the verge of a meltdown, the last thing they need is a lecture. Instead, use this simple, calming phrase.

We are shaped by our past and cannot escape our personal, familial or societal history. Caitlin Flanagan, whose writing in The Atlantic cuts to the heart of modern life’s most charged topics, has a ...

Think childhood trauma makes you a less capable parent? Science says otherwise—your past may have shaped you into a more ...