All children suffer in families where one partner abuses and controls the other (Stark, 2023). In our work, we have seen that first-born child often suffer the most. In coercive control, one person ...

Coauthored with Pamela J. Miller, JD., MSW. Coercive control and the severe abuse professionals refer to as “torture” can occur in intimate partner relationships and also in parent-child relationships ...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- We've all seen it -- the emotional build-up, the red crumpling face, the outburst of crying, screaming or worse. A child's angry explosion may leave parents feeling overwhelmed ...

It may sound counterintuitive, but if you want to take charge as a parent, stop trying to control your child, says psychologist and author Shefali Tsabary. Her book, The Parenting Map, outlines how to ...