Society admits that a father is important to a boy’s well-being, but how important are fathers to the well-being of their daughters?

Parents provide the earliest influence on children. By modeling leadership in their own lives, they profoundly affect the kind of leaders their children become.

Most parents desperately want the best for their children, but what is “the best”?

As King Pyrrhus admitted, some victories can effectively undo a person. At times we, too, have battles to fight that may not be worth the price of winning.

Vision’s Gina Stepp interviews psychologist Linda Nielsen about her book Embracing Your Father: Build the Relationship You Always Wanted With Your Dad.

Returning to a nostalgic past may not be what is required to equip the family to face the rigors and pressures of modern life.

How can we use the discoveries of neuroscience to help those who are grieving avoid the pitfalls that often lead to depression?

Bullying is not limited to physical violence. Victims are usually reluctant to tell school officials or even their own parents.

Some practical suggestions to help parents keep their children from growing up too fast.

What is the key to preventing low self-esteem?

David H. Olson, president of Life Innovations, talks to Vision about the subject of marriage and discusses some of the challenges facing couples today.

Vision reviews four books that explore how we handle our relationships and how the choices we make impact our social connections.

More and more couples are willing to endure the pain of ending a marriage, a fact that is reshaping society itself, according to experts.

Do children need endless structured activities in order to be fulfilled and to ensure a competitive edge as they grow up?

Are we willing to make spending time with our children a top priority?

Is the tradition of the family meal doomed? When family members are constantly on the go, one of the first casualties is the family meal.

Evidence now exists that from birth, boys and girls have differently wired brains. So the individual nurturing of children is important from a very early age.

Vision interviews psychologist William Damon, director of the Stanford Center on Adolescence. Damon gives advice on raising children in today’s society.

Will biotechnology change our views on sex and procreation?

The life of Benjamin Spock, who was instrumental in a child-rearing revolution, is a story of public success that hid private family dysfunction.