I Wish I'd Had That As A Kid

How to Keep House While Drowning

When you have kids, caregiving tasks are never-ending. You have to make breakfast and pack lunches. Throw in yet another load of laundry. Answer snack...

Tantrums Trigger Me

Meltdowns.... they seem to always happen at the absolute wrong time or worse yet in the most public of ways. Whether it's too much sugar, not enough s...

The Voices Inside Our Heads

We all have voices inside ourselves and while it might seem that some of these voices are trying to hold us back maybe they're actually trying to help...

Is It Okay To Quit?

Whether it's a soccer team, piano lessons or sleep-away camp the decision to let your child just "quit" can be tough choice to make.  You question - d...

Are We There Yet?

What is it about car trips that are so triggering to us as parents? Is it the bathroom break just minutes into the drive? The need to pack every toy i...

Emily Oster on the Real Data Parents Need

You’re a good parent if you drink coffee while pregnant. You’re a good parent if you don’t breastfeed. You’re a good parent if you drag your kid to so...

How to Encourage Independent Play With Lizzie Assa

Independent play isn’t just for our kids. It’s for us, too. Let’s be real: We all need a break from 24/7 caregiving to show up as the parents we want...

If I Don’t Punish My Kid, How Will They Learn?

Time-out. Dinner without dessert. No screen time. If you’re like most parents, you’ve reached your wit’s end and threatened your kid with one (or all!...

Mom Rage With Anna Mathur

Mom rage is real. Have you ever let out a primal scream in your kitchen? Felt the urge to drop everything and sprint out the front door? Dr. Becky and...

Rethinking Bossy

Raise your hand if you have a child who likes to take charge. Now keep your hand raised if you’ve ever snapped “Stop being so bossy!” Hand still up? W...

Addressing the Child Care Crisis With Gloria Riviera

America’s child care system is broken. Parents are struggling to find care and centers are struggling to provide care, which means our kids are strugg...

Missing Life Before Kids

If you ever miss your life before parenthood, you’re not alone. And you’re not a bad parent. We gain so much when we have children and, at the same ti...

Parenting Tweens and Teaching Consent With Hillary Frank

Let’s be real: Middle school is tough. Whether you’re the parent of a tween or having flashbacks to 7th grade, almost all of us can relate to the tric...

It’s Okay If You Don’t Like to Play

If you don’t like playing with your kids, here’s what that means: You’re human. There are so many parents who don’t feel playful, get distracted durin...

Setting Boundaries With Nedra Tawwab

Boundaries aren’t selfish. They’re self-preservation. If this idea makes you uncomfortable, believe us, you’re not alone! So many of us grew up learni...

Breaking Cycles and Doing Things Differently

Parenting is hard—and parenting as a cycle-breaker is even harder. After all, if you’re raising your kids differently than you were raised, you’re car...

Raffi on Curiosity, Play, and Treating Kids with Respect

Down by the Bay. Baby Beluga. Bananaphone. Any of these ring, ring, ring a bell? If so, it’s likely that this week’s podcast guest, Raffi, was the sou...

How to Stop Being a People Pleaser

It’s hard to say no. Really hard. If you were raised to be a “good kid,” to be agreeable, to make other people happy… well, then it makes complete sen...

Raising Anti-Racist, Anti-Bias Kids with Britt Hawthorne

How do we talk to kids about race? Most parents are unsure when to start talking about it with their kids, what language to use, and how to unpack nua...