Dr. Willough Jenkins, a board-certified psychiatrist specializing in child psychiatry, is revealing the most common parenting mistake she sees — telling your kids to stop crying.

Experts listen for "sad notes" to see if they're really a thing kids pick up on. Fact checked by Sarah Scott Fact checked by Sarah Scott As adults, we have some level of certainty as to why ...

Kids pick up on facial cues, so having something that obscures expressions can be upsetting. Child development experts believe kids are most apprehensive over strangers—and thus Santa—between ...