Child psychology – The Conversation

Chronic pain in children is common. Effective solutions exist − and training community providers is one way to get treatment to kids who need it.

A focus on resilience risks shifting responsibility for mental health onto those affected, rather than calling out factors contributing to poor mental health.

As we approach the season of giving, a child psychology researcher offers suggestions on how parents can teach their kids to be generous and kind.

Children can have big emotions and sometimes struggle to process them. Here’s what it means for a child to be ‘dysregulated’.

With child and adolescent mental health problems on the rise, here is a step-by-step guide for caregivers for recognizing signs of mental distress and responding with support and resources.

Your kids don’t need to know the ins and outs of why you’re separating. But being clear and involving them in decisions that affect them can help them adjust.

Childhood trauma can completely alter the trajectory of someone’s life, but for others, it barely affects them at all. After going through trauma, why do some people seem fine?

Punch’s attachment to his plushie isn’t just the subject of a heart-wrenching video. It harks back to the story of a very famous set of 1950s psychology experiments.

Linking kind or harsh words to a child’s personality – as opposed to one specific action or behaviour – can impact their self perception.

No parent likes seeing their child upset. But moments like these can also be opportunities to help kids build emotional skills.

Some ‘digital native’ children are more responsible online than others, but there are big variations between countries.

Family routines can provide stability during times of stress. Here are four strategies for building resilience against stress and family challenges to put into place as children head back to school.

AI schools try to tailor learning to match students’ abilities. But they can’t help young people learn who they are.

It’s not easy talking to kids about the cost-of-living crunch. Many fear landing their kids with a lifelong ‘scarcity mindset’, where a person is cursed with a feeling spending money is always wrong.

Many famous artists suffered in their early years, but escapism fed their genius.

If your child tells you about any anxieties or worries, don’t dismiss them or avoid the subject.

Elf-on-a-shelf and the ‘this is you as a baby’ Tiktok trend both involve tricking our kids. Can tricking your kids damage trust, or can it actually teach them something? And why do they believe us?

The impact of early childhood trauma on lifelong physical and mental health makes it urgent to invest in programs to support healthy pregnancies and stable, caring very early childhoods.

While some children can be convinced to send their old toys to the op shop, or give clothes to younger friends to wear, other kids really struggle. Here’s why – and how parents and guardians can help.