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Is it okay for us to be emotional in front of our kids? Julie, one of our podcast listeners, asked this question in our Facebook …
Leaving our kids in the care of others is stressful and tends to bring out a strong need for control. But when it comes to workin…
What are some small traditions we can lean on right now to create more joy and meaning for our families? We’re talking LITTLE. Pr…
When is a teen happily isolated– or at least content– and when is it something a parent should be concerned about, particularly d…
Victoria Vanstone started drunkmummysobermummy.com to chronicle her journey to sobriety. Victoria tells us about the “pinot gris …
As we come up on the one-year anniversary of a crisis we thought would take a couple of weeks, let's face it: all of us moms are …
How much input should we have on our kids' choices of friends? What happens when we don't like the friends our kid is choosing?
In this episode from Jan 2020 Amy and Margaret discuss the best ways to help our kids (and ourselves) manage our kids' anger.
Boundaries aren’t just for relationships that have already been damaged. Healthy boundaries with our partners, friends, and exten…
A toddler's "only mommy" phase is just that. It's temporary. But it's a struggle for Mom nonetheless, even if her toddler's devot…
Parents shouldn’t be the architects of their children’s lives. Or the builders. Dr. Harold Koplewicz, author of THE SCAFFOLD EFFE…
This pandemic situation has not been great. But there are things we have been freed from and are hereby declaring we’ll never do,…
A listener asks how to help a child asking anxious questions after his classmate's parent died.
Dr. Christine Koh creates content to help people live better and happier. She also grew up with adverse childhood experiences. We…
Having the same fight doesn’t mean your relationship is broken. But it is totally annoying. Here are the modes of negativity that…
A parent asks for advice on dealing with a clingy 9-year-old. Amy suggests rewarding small shows of independence with praise, and…
Dr. Edward Hallowell, co-author of ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction--From Childhood T…
We often express righteous anger at all the completely infuriating and totally trivial things that other people, usually related …