As parents, we spend so much time helping our kids succeed on the outside — teaching them words, setting routines, and encouraging good behavior. But there’s one skill that quietly shapes whether they’ll be successful in life: self-connection, or the ability to tune into one’s own emotions, needs, and inner voice. When kids feel safe…
Hundreds of extreme weight loss and cosmetic surgery videos were easily found with a simple search on TikTok and available to a user under the age of 18, in violation of the platform’s own policies, CBS News has found. CBS News created a TikTok account for a hypothetical 15-year-old female user in the United…
Roblox CEO unpacks platform’s new safety features – CBS News Watch CBS News The online gaming platform Roblox is adding new safety features aimed at protecting its young players. CEO and founder David Baszucki joins CBS News to explain the changes. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and…
A strong family is not built with birthday parties, weekend outings, or perfectly filtered photographs. It is built with truth, trust, shared effort, and a deep understanding of what really matters. Some of the most powerful family values are not the ones hung on a wall, but the ones quietly followed at the dining table,…
As a cardiologist who has treated heart attacks for more than 20 years, I’ve seen how eating habits formed in childhood can often lay the groundwork for chronic illness in adulthood. My wife and I have three daughters, now in high school. I know how hard it can be during the early years just to…
Day camp providers and schools say the Trump administration’s funding freeze could ruin summer for low-income American families and jeopardize some after-school programs next year. The administration is holding back over $6 billion in federal grants for after-school and summer programs, English language instruction, adult literacy and more as it conducts a review to ensure…
Children only need love and attention; the relationship between adults isn’t their concern.The way grown-ups treat each other—whether with kindness, sarcasm, or silence—is a silent guidebook for a child’s future relationships. They watch how apologies are made, how disagreements are handled, and whether affection is shown freely. These moments shape how children will treat their…
Parents know all too well what it’s like to deal with a kid who refuses to listen: It’s frustrating. But after years of studying over 200 parent-child relationships, I’ve noticed something fascinating: Parents who rarely deal with defiance don’t make threats, bribes or harsh consequences. They use language that makes children actually want to cooperate. Traditional parenting phrases…
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., pictured at a press conference after the House narrowly passed a bill forwarding President Donald Trump’s agenda on May 22 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images House reconciliation legislation, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, includes changes Republican legislators said will boost families’…
I’ve always been fascinated by families whose children seem to be on some kind of unusual streak, reaching the top of their career ladders, or, even more interesting to me, blazing trails or following their passions with spectacular results. What did their parents do differently to empower them? What do researchers really know about what’s…
