Self-identity is one of the trickier contributors to children’s healthy development because you can’t “do” things to your children to give them their self-identity. Rather, you can only create an ...

Teenagers struggling to develop a healthy sense of identity must walk a tightrope, balancing commitment to their family's values with their own exploration of what matters, most psychologists agree.

Traditional rites of passage provided clear pathways to adulthood through challenge, mentorship, and community recognition that modern men largely lack. The absence of structured initiation ...