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…
How to Parent With Both Strength and Flexibility
Photo: Vasyl Dolmatov (Getty Images) A big part of parenting is setting rules, expectations, and boundaries—and then enforcing them. Every parent learns at some point that if we’re not consistent…
How to Have Better Dinner Conversations With Your Teenager
Photo: Bonsales (Shutterstock) When kids are little, we wish and wish for a break. We are everything to them—they hang on our every word and tell us every detail about…
How to Dial Back Your Kid’s Out-of-Control Screen Time
Photo: BlurryMe (Shutterstock) At the beginning of the pandemic, parents everywhere agreed: A little extra screen time was not going to hurt our kids. In many cases, particularly for older…
Remember, Your Teenager Is Not Your ‘Project’
Photo: Stone36 (Shutterstock) All parents (or at least all decent parents) want the best for their kids. They want them to succeed in school so they can go on to…