says psychologist Caroline Fleck. Fleck is an adjunct clinical instructor at Stanford University and author of the upcoming book "Validation." Instead, she says, more parents should try listening and ...

Instead, she says, more parents should try listening and affirming: "The single greatest thing that we can do as parents is to become more skilled in validation." When a child feels heard and not ...

When your child is having a meltdown at the grocery store or refusing to get out of bed for school in the morning, it's tempting — and understandable — to want to scold them and list off all ...