A friend of mine recently told me about this conversation with her son: Son: "Mom, you have to get to know people before you can be friends." Mom: "Hmmm... that makes a lot of sense." Son: "And ...

A term gaining traction in the neurodivergent community is Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD), which means someone feels pain when they’re criticized or feel like they’re being put down or rejected ...

Research explains the evolutionary underpinnings of why being rejected can hurt so bad. A 2023 study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology examined how two types of social ...

My child came out to my husband and me as non-binary, using "they/them pronouns and a new name. I am struggling to change the way I address them, but I am honestly trying. My husband is not. The clam ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Trying to be accepted and liked by everyone can be exhausting. Research shows ...

Have you ever wondered why you behave the way you do? Gary Lawrence says he thinks it has to do with the patterns of rejection we navigated in childhood. We all experience rejection, but we all ...

No child deserves to be rejected. We can and should encourage children to be kind and tolerant of others, and cruelty is never acceptable. However, some children regularly act in ways that make it ...

Dear Amy: My child came out to my husband and me as non-binary, using “they/them pronouns and a new name. I am struggling to change the way I address them, but I am honestly trying. My husband is not.