How to Spot Financial Infidelity (and What to Do About It)
I’ll admit it: I’ve gone through a partner’s phone to catch them being unfaithful. But while I scoured their texts for proof of infidelity, I didn’t think to also head…
What to Do When Your Child Is Being Bullied
In the mercurial soup of adolescent social lives, no one is totally immune to bullying. Even with social and emotional learning programs and eagle-eyed adults trained to recognize the signs,…
The Difference Between Problem-Based and Emotion-Based Coping
Photo: fizkes (Shutterstock) When you’re dealing with undue stress, there’s no one right way to cope with the challenge. Different situations call for different reactions, primarily depending on whether or…
How to Help Your Child Cope With Losing
Photo: Julia Pleskachevskaia (Shutterstock) Enrolling your kid in sports can help keep them active, teach them to work with a team, and build their confidence. But sports also have the…
The Best Ways to Deal With Bullies, According to Lifehacker Readers
Screenshot: The Simpsons Movie/Disney+ Last week I asked Lifehacker’s readers for advice on dealing with a childhood bully. Reading your responses made me wish I had a time machine so…
Why Kids Don’t Want to Talk About Their Day (and How to Get Them to Open Up Anyway)
Photo: Ruslan Shugushev (Shutterstock) The ride home from school can feel like a battle of wills with my oldest son. When I start the car, he’s a bundle of ecstatic…
An Age-By-Age Guide to Talking to Kids About Divorce
Photo: TierneyMJ (Shutterstock) Obviously, there’s very little a parent can or should do by way of explaining a divorce to a child who isn’t yet verbal. A young toddler, though,…