Telling an upset child to “stop crying” might seem like a well-meaning attempt to soothe them and quickly restore a sense of peace to the situation. But a leading family psychotherapist has warned ...

The title of this blog post could be put another way: “Because I said, ‘Stop crying’ to my son when I was raising him, did I ruin his life?” I have been asked questions like this for more than thirty ...

Dear Meghan: My granddaughter is having crying jags with her mom and dad that can last 30 minutes because she wants to be picked up. They are refusing because at preschool, she also wants her teacher ...

The bell had already rung for first period, and I was crying on a bench in front of my high school. Tears and snot were running down my flushed cheeks. I was grateful no one was there to see me in my ...