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What unwelcome surprises have you experienced on your parenting journey? We asked our listeners to tell us what they didn’t expec…
We all have relatives who demand big bear hugs when saying goodbye. That may all be well and good for some kids, but what if our …
When anxiety is part of family systems, our well-meaning attempts to assuage kids can instead serve to further reinforce it. Psyc…
When will things go “back to normal"? Is that even a question we should be asking ourselves anymore? How do we learn to live with…
When others have easier experiences of parenting than we do, it's easy to get jealous. But is that wrong? Amy responds to a liste…
KC Davis, author of the new book HOW TO KEEP HOUSE WHILE DROWNING, tells us how to move beyond stepping on LEGOs, confronting tow…
Still mad about that thing from that time? In this "Best Of" re-release, we review listener grudges large and small, deciding onc…
Having kids means having visitors who can't wait to see them– which means that in addition to being a mom, you are now a part-tim…
Iris Chen is a recovering tiger mother and founder of the Untigering movement, which emphasizes shifting away from parenting that…
From “Bridgerton” to “Invisible Kingdom” to “Maintenance Phase,” Amy and Margaret are keeping busy between What Fresh Hell episod…
Pacifiers in the crib. Juice in the sippy cup. Popsicles in the bathtub. We all have exceptions that we make to the so-called par…
Many of us have had the drop-off experience where our kid cries and just won't let go of us. How do we help our kids through sepa…
You can think you’ve accounted for every variable as a parent, but then something happens that turns everything upside down. This…
It was my husband. In the kitchen. With the dirty cup. AGAIN. Our partners do things that drive us mad. And sometimes it affects …
Getting a cancer diagnosis turns everything upside down. And helping your kids understand the situation is a daunting prospect. T…
Anxious kids don’t always behave like anxious adults. What works to help anxious kids also differs. In this “Best Of” episode Dr…
Peer pressure affects everyone in the human species, and even some self-conscious monkeys. What is it about sitting with the cool…
When kids reach school age they become aware of what others might think. Social comparison with peers comes into play– and when a…
Starting the conversation about racism with kids is tricky. But there is a way to instill curiosity, engagement, and excitement i…
From bikinis for six-year-olds to leprechaun traps to over-the-top holiday traditions, there are so many trends and traditions th…
When your child’s 8 p.m. bedtime becomes their 9 p.m. bedtime and then (uh-oh) 10 p.m., that’s what we call “bedtime creep? bedti…
Cat and Nat’s hilarious #momtruths videos have garnered millions of views. They’re also best friends in real life. They tell us a…
We might think “kids today” get away with more than we did, but people have complained about “spoiled” children since the 1600s. …
When our kid is being bullied, how do we intervene without making things worse? And what if the bully is a former friend? The key…