Center for Relationships

10/01/2025

09/17/2025

Acts of violence are frightening for everyone — but especially for children. Parents and caregivers can help kids process what they may see or hear, provide comfort, answer hard questions, and help kids navigate fear in a healthy way.

Read our guidance on helping kids cope with frightening news:
https://childmind.org/article/helping-children-cope-frightening-news/

09/17/2025

Sleep has a huge impact on our health. It helps our brains function, protects against heart disease and supports our immune system. And without it, we would die.

But for something so important, we aren't formally taught how to do it right, says Rebecca Robbins, a sleep scientist at Brigham and Women's Hospital and an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. "In America, you learn about nutrition or s*x ed in school, but never about sleep."

To help educate the public about healthy sleep, Robbins and her colleagues identified popular myths about sleep and debunked them in a 2019 paper published in the journal Sleep Health. They looked at statements such as "many adults need only 5 or less hours of sleep" and "it does not matter what time of day you sleep." And they found that these claims had "a limited or questionable evidence base."

Robbins walks through some of these myths with Life Kit and shares some much-needed tips on how to get better sleep. Read the story here: https://n.pr/4mlOr3p

09/17/2025

Silence can feel uncomfortable, and we often rush to fill it. But if we stay present and patient, people may surprise us with what they’re willing to share.

09/17/2025

09/17/2025

The idea that boys should be raised to be “tough” is resurgent in American culture. But that attitude, Joshua Coleman wrote in April, conflicts with research showing that to thrive, boys really need more affectionate care: https://theatln.tc/4hWoW0Ij

09/17/2025

09/17/2025

Gupta's new book examines the world of pain — why we feel it, and how we can treat it. He says distraction and meditation can be useful tools for managing certain kinds of pain.

09/17/2025

In TODAY.com's Expert Tip of the Day, a therapist shares a simple strategy to teach yourself to quiet self-critical thoughts and practice self-love.