Supporting a child through intense emotions while managing your own is challenging work. Part of this is to practise ...

As infants, our emotional expression is our primary mode of communication: Crying when we are distressed or laughing and smiling when we are happy. We tend to become upset (e.g., angry, sad, or ...

Crying is one of the most natural things humans do, yet it’s often treated like something to hide, manage, or apologize for. We call it “breaking down” or “being emotional,” as if tears signal ...

Tears are unique to humans, but distress calls are common among most other mammal and bird young, often when separated from their mothers. Crying extends far beyond infancy. A University of Pittsburgh ...

Despite holding it together through life's toughest moments, you find yourself sobbing uncontrollably at fictional characters' struggles—and this emotional paradox reveals something profound about how ...