Family & RelationshipsMar 8, 2026
When Childhood Trauma Shows Up in Parenting
Kalani had always dreamed of being a mother. But once she had children, her own childhood trauma made parenting far harder than ...
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Family & RelationshipsMar 5, 2026
Reimagining Intimate Relationships
This post is part 1 of a series. We live in an era when building and sustaining a meaningful, intimate relationship within ...
Family & RelationshipsMar 4, 2026
More Than Monogamy: A New Film All About Open Relationships
When it comes to relationships, monogamy is usually the default. The person with whom you have sex is the person you are also romantically committed to. However, monogamy doesn’t work well for everyone. For example, some…
Family & RelationshipsFeb 27, 2026
Expert Reveals 9 Parenting Attitudes That Can Lead To Unhappy Children
The goal of any parent is to have a happy, confident and emotionally secure child. Psychology, however, implies that some of ...
Family & RelationshipsFeb 25, 2026
Keeping The Spark Alive
Romantic relationships often begin with intense passion before settling into something that feels more predictable and routine. However, this doesn’t mean the partners have fallen out of love. It’s just that the intense…
Family & RelationshipsFeb 22, 2026
Attachment parenting isn't the same as permissive parenting—why the difference matters
Attachment parenting is one way to form a strong bond with your child straight from birth, through methods like baby wearing and ...
Family & RelationshipsFeb 18, 2026
How to Pick a Vaginal Lubricant or Moisturizer
Most women use a vaginal lubricant at some point in their lives, with many turning to them in order to reduce discomfort and to enhance sexual pleasure and/or satisfaction. In the United States, over 65% of women report…
Family & RelationshipsFeb 14, 2026
How Your ‘Relationship Red Lines’ Affect Your Standards In Love
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday ...
Family & RelationshipsFeb 13, 2026
Relationship psychology: 5 habits to build deep love & trust
Today, people are too busy to even appreciate the tiny beautiful moments of love. Digital distractions and packed work schedules ...
Family & RelationshipsFeb 11, 2026
How Many People Are Having Sex While Driving?
Cars are usually thought of as practical tools: they’re machines that get us from point A to point B. Culturally, however, they’ve also become erotic spaces. From steamy movie scenes to fantasies about giving or…
Family & RelationshipsFeb 10, 2026
Everyone thought autism mostly affected boys. This study says otherwise
Autism has long been thought of as a condition that mostly affects boys, but a massive study from Sweden suggests that idea may be misleading. Tracking nearly 3 million people over decades, researchers found that while…
Family & RelationshipsFeb 5, 2026
Two-month-old babies are already making sense of the world
At just two months old, babies are already organizing the world in their minds. Brain scans revealed distinct patterns as infants looked at pictures of animals, toys, and everyday objects, showing early category…
Family & RelationshipsFeb 2, 2026
Why Valentine’s Day Makes Roses and Chocolate More Appealing
We tend to think of our likes and dislikes as stable. For example, you either like chocolate or you don’t. You either find roses romantic or cliché. But what if your feelings about them subtly shift depending on what’s…
Family & RelationshipsJan 31, 2026
Parenting Therapists in Pretoria
We support children, teens, adults and parents through counselling, play-based intervention and support. Our aim is to empower ...
Family & RelationshipsJan 29, 2026
“Mom said”: What psychology and sociology say about children playing authority figures
For generations, parents have recognized a familiar maneuver. A child tells Dad, “Mom said I could,” and tells Mom, “Dad ...
Family & RelationshipsJan 29, 2026
How to build trust in a relationship: 5 psychology-backed tips that actually work
Spanish proverb of the day: “To tell a woman everything she cannot do is to tell her…” — why being underestimated often ...
Family & RelationshipsJan 26, 2026
Why You Should Put Sex On The Schedule
For many people, the idea of planning sex sounds rather unsexy. Planning takes away the spontaneity, and putting sex on the schedule might make it feel like more of a chore or duty. For some, it might even increase…
Family & RelationshipsJan 26, 2026
Dealing with a difficult relationship? Here's how psychology says you can shift the dynamic
Relationships can feel like both a blessing and the bane of your existence, a source of joy and a source of frustration or resentment. At some point, each of us is faced with a clingy child, a ...
Family & RelationshipsJan 20, 2026
Shackleton Relationships Project
What makes couple relationships last? Many people strive to form and maintain mutually fulfilling intimate partner relationships ...
Family & RelationshipsJan 20, 2026
Your brain does something surprising when you don’t sleep
When you’re short on sleep and your focus suddenly drifts, your brain may be briefly slipping into cleanup mode. Scientists discovered that these attention lapses coincide with waves of fluid washing through the brain, a…
Family & RelationshipsJan 19, 2026
How Anal Sex Stigma Shapes Health, Pleasure, and Care
Anal sex is often treated as a taboo topic, even for those who engage in it and, at times, amongst healthcare professionals. And this stigma has real consequences. Anal sex has been practiced for centuries, can be…
Family & RelationshipsJan 16, 2026
Scientists found hidden synapse hotspots in the teen brain
Scientists have discovered that the adolescent brain does more than prune old connections. During the teen years, it actively builds dense new clusters of synapses in specific parts of neurons. These clusters emerge only…
Family & RelationshipsJan 12, 2026
The Role Of Dungeon Monitors in BDSM Safety
BDSM practitioners place a huge emphasis on consent and safety during their practices, and for good reason. Certain kink behaviors can pose great risk to someone’s health and well-being if not done correctly and/or if…
Family & RelationshipsJan 7, 2026
Japanese scientists just built human brain circuits in the lab
Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch the thalamus and cortex interact in real time. They found that the thalamus plays a decisive role…
Family & RelationshipsJan 7, 2026
What Are the Goals of Parenting? Five Realistic Examples
In my last post, we looked at why willpower-based parenting resolutions fail. Intentional parenting offers a different approach ...
Family & RelationshipsJan 7, 2026
Loneliness Across Cultures: You’re not alone in your loneliness
Dr. Liu Qiao, when was the last time you felt lonely? That feeling comes over me after big events like conferences. When I ...
Family & RelationshipsJan 7, 2026
The simplest way teens can protect their mental health
Teens who sleep in on weekends may be giving their mental health a boost. A new study found that young people who made up for lost weekday sleep had a significantly lower risk of depression. While consistent sleep is…
Family & RelationshipsJan 6, 2026
Flu drug once blamed for seizures in kids gets a surprising reversal
A long-running debate over Tamiflu’s safety in children may finally be settled. Researchers found that influenza, not the antiviral medication, was linked to serious neuropsychiatric events like seizures and…
Family & RelationshipsJan 5, 2026
How to Build Stronger Relationships This Year
The New Year is often a time when people set intentions for self-improvement, whether it’s setting a new goal, changing an old habit, or strengthening relationships with important people in our lives. In a recent podcast…
Family & RelationshipsJan 4, 2026
Why warm hugs feel so good to your brain
Feeling warm or cold doesn’t just register on the skin—it changes how connected we feel to our own bodies. Research shows that temperature sensations help shape body ownership, emotional regulation, and mental…