Remember, sometimes children have a hard time even figuring out what makes them sad. In those cases, doing something they like may make them feel better, and it can give you a chance to talk.

So for each of the aforemenitioned causes of what I call Sad Child Syndrome, I offer a suggestion or two, Academic lack of success. Even high achievers worry they're not good enough.

It’s heartbreaking when an adult child distances themselves from their parents, especially when the parent believes they did everything right. But estrangement doesn’t happen overnight. It’s ...

At some point, both sad dad and sad child have the same realization: The ultimate daddy is space itself — cold, unknowable, infinitely alienating, floaty, scary.

Ask the child what he was thinking and feeling at the time so you can get to know his triggers, Alvord recommended. “I think as parents we can check in more and say, ‘How’s it going?

Depression Addressing Sad-Child Syndrome How parents might help the many kids who aren't clinically depressed but are sad Posted September 21, 2015 Source: Pixabay, CC0 Public Domain ...