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DEEP DIVE: Lisa Damour on the Emotional Lives of Teenagers
Based on a recent listener question about how to start to let go as our kids get older, this "Deep Dive" series highlights some of our past interview…
6 months ago
How Do We Talk About What's Happening in Minnesota? (with Erin Cox)
We welcome back family counselor Erin Cox to talk about how we talk about the immigration raids and ICE detentions taking place in the United States…
6 months, 1 week ago
February Is the New January!
Episode 454
Still not feeling that new-year excitement? That's because forcing productivity during the darkest months is a losing battle. Would it make you feel …
6 months, 1 week ago
DEEP DIVE: Peer Pressure
When we imagine peer pressure, we imagine coming to the rescue by slapping drugs and alcohol out of our kids' hands after their friends undoubtedly t…
6 months, 1 week ago
Fresh Take: Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Dr. Roberta Golinkoff
Amy talks with developmental psychologists Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Dr. Roberta Golinkoff, authors of the newly revised parenting classic EINSTEIN N…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Watch Your Story: Becoming Aware of the Narratives We Live By
Episode 453
Why do some moments feel enormous while others vanish from memory? Why do two people experience the same event and walk away with completely differen…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
DEEP DIVE: Helping Kids Manage Their Friendships
What do we do as parents when our kids aren't great at making friends, or their friends are outgrowing them, or we feel that their friends are a bad …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Fresh Take: Meredith Elkins, PARENTING ANXIETY
Margaret talks with clinical psychologist Dr. Meredith Elkins, author of the new book PARENTING ANXIETY, about how anxiety really works—and how paren…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Tween and Teen Crimes
Episode 452
From socks-and-slides footwear to mysteriously disappearing spoons and phone chargers, teens and tweens can really rack up the infractions. In this …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
DEEP DIVE: When Our Kids Are Bad at Making Friends
When we have a kid who just doesn't seem to fit in—or who is a loner, if a fairly content one—it can be hard for parents. But putting our own anxiety…
6 months, 3 weeks ago