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Conversations between parents and children have been shown to improve outcomes for the children.

People who have a match between personality and living space report better well-being.

Physical punishment is ineffective and predicts increases in behavior problems.

Blaming outside stressors, rather than each other, for problems in the relationship leaves couples more satisfied.

UT Austin students of the Coordinated Program in Dietetics created an e-cookbook to support an organization that aims to end hunger in Texas.

Liz Gershoff thinks that as a society, we should get away from the idea that violence is integral to teaching children.

Laura Lashinger and Sally Ragsdale received awards recognizing the university’s educational innovators who demonstrate exceptional undergraduate teaching in the core curriculum.

A group of University of Texas at Austin nutrition researchers and educators received a grant to encourage kids to make healthy eating choices by providing...

Harsh parenting practices, not genetics, are linked to higher levels of behavior problems in children, according to a new study.

A new model could help public health officials in Central Texas better manage what amounts to a much larger vaccination campaign than was carried out...