Want to Help Your Kids? Start By Not Helping Them
Whether it’s sleep training, shoe tying, or school projects, there are thousands of moments when parents have to sit on their hands and...

How to Help Your Anxious Child
These days, most of us live with some degree of stress. For kids, between their homework, friends, after-school activities, sports, and...

My "Radical" Experiment: Stop Yelling at The Damn Kids
As the new year rolls on, I keep thinking about the idea of radical change. My first idea has to do with losing my temper with my kids....

Why You're Not Ruining Your Kids
It’s the secret fear every parent harbors: that the time we yell at the kids in the car, play Candy Crush instead of listening to their...
When the Gifted Child Grows Up
There are plenty of articles about gifted children, and the benefits and drawbacks of that label. “Giftedness” is what we call...
What If No One Cares How You Look Except You?
I read a great post the other day about how to talk to your daughter about her body. In a nutshell what it said was: Don’t. Celebrate its...