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Amy answers a question from a listener whose daughter is a little too dependent on her.
What kind of monster listens to videos on speaker? Or keeps the keyboard clicks on their phone? What kind of monster takes up two…
Margaret answers a question from a listener who is dealing with a child being excluded by their friends.
Toddlers are the great equalizer. No matter how strong you think you are, a short fat dictator who suddenly doesn’t like that kin…
This week Amy tackles a question from a listening who has a fussy second baby.
The best way to handle our children’s anger is to equip them with the tools to handle it themselves. Whether your kid is 4 or 14,…
Margaret answers a question from a listener who is trying to get her child to care about punctuality and hygiene.
On a film set, going “back to one” means resetting all of a shot’s elements before doing another take. It’s a continual process. …
Amy answers a question from a listener seeks advice on getting a preschooler to share his toys with his little sister.
Margaret answers a question from a listener who is trying to figure out how to split time between the grandparents when visiting …
We asked our listeners to tell us their holiday worsts, and in this episode we discuss them all, plus a few of our own. Think you…
Amy answers a question from a listener who needs help dealing with her kids' energy in the car at the end of a long day?
FOMO, or the “fear of missing out,” is that feeling you get when you see friends on social media posting about lives more excitin…
Margaret takes a question from a listener about getting a newborn to sleep through the night.
Regularly expressing gratitude rewires our brains for greater health and happiness. And having a practice is easier than you thin…
Amy answers a question from a listener who is worried about her teenager's language.
Whining is what experts call a “low-power strategy of dominance.” Kids do it because it’s what’s available to them. Since it driv…
This week Margaret answers a question from a listener whose potty trainer is having some trouble giving up diapers.
Sometimes our kids are a little behind on meeting their milestones. Sometimes they’ll never reach those milestones at all. How do…
A listener Asks Amy what to do about keeping up with all her kids' LEGOs
Sometimes it’s the little things that make us the craziest: the plastic thingies on juice box straws. The never-ending “Mom?” wit…
Margaret answers a question from a listener who is getting stressed out by her nursery school's group chat.
Why do kids tell lies? How do we know when it’s a problem? Making kids admit their lies isn’t always necessary, as long as we par…
Today Amy tackles the question, "How do I stop my toddler from hitting us?"