As I am expecting another child next month and have a lot of parenting issues on my mind, I hope you will indulge me for the next two months in a discussion of parenting-related topics. Even if you are not a parent, I hope to …

We know from our prior discussions of perfectionism that perfectionism has genetic and environmental components. Because personality is thought to develop during childhood, the interactions between parents and children have an important impact on the forming personalities of young children. By examining the parent-child dynamic …