Browsing: child development

Are close relationships possible for grandparents and grandchildren who don’t live geographically close? Grandparents who live at a distance should…

We just arrived home from my daughter’s first college interview. To say I wasn’t sure this moment would ever come…

Hear the word “camp,” and you might think of kids roasting marshmallows over a campfire or spending a week practicing…

When I was a child, people with special needs were not seen regularly in society. There were institutions, or families…

When 3-year-old Emily sees her older brother has cut his finger, she grabs her own finger and winces. This “mirroring”…

When I was 3 years old, I learned my first lesson in caring for another person. I woke from an…