All Episodes

How to Stop Kids from Interrupting

The Answer to Hitting

Dealing with Judgmental Comments About Our Parenting

Potty Learning: How and Why to Let Children Lead the Way

How to Truly Connect When You Correct

How to Survive an Upset Child

We Can't Make Them Share

3 Reasons Your Toddler Rejects You for Their Other Parent

Setting Boundaries Without Power Struggles

My Child Is So Mean to Me

Navigating the Playground with a Child Who Seems Too Physical, Bossy, Huggy, or Shy

It's Never About the Watermelon: What's Really Behind Your Child's Behavior (And What Actually Helps)

How Forcing Kids to Do Stuff Backfires (And What to Do Instead)

The Joy of a Self-Entertained Toddler (Yes, It's Possible!)

Why Parents Need RIE (with Melani Ladygo)

Finding Your Voice for Setting Limits

Disturbing Things Kids Bring Home From School

Demands, Wild Behavior, and Parent Guilt

Becoming Untriggered (with Lavinia Brown and Andrew Lynn)

Raising Can-Do Kids

Separation Anxiety, Meltdowns... The Solution Is Often in Our Face

Lost in Transition - How Changes Affect Our Kids' Behavior

The Year to Stop Doubting Yourself

Can We Be Sad or Angry And Still Be Unruffled?

Threats and Bribes Aren't Very Helpful (What to Do Instead)

Finally! A One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Our Kids' Behavior

3 Secrets to Raising Grateful Kids

The Best Response to Our Children's Turbulent Emotions

How to Boost Your Child's Self-Confidence

Don't Play Along With Annoying Behavior

The Kindness of Consequences

Demanding, Stressed, and Aggressive - What's Happened to My Gentle Child?

Bedtime Battles ("Losing Myself in Motherhood")

What to Say and Do During a Meltdown

Parenting Is Too Hard? Consider Editing Your Job Description

A Secret to Stop the Hitting and Hurting When All Else Fails

Making Independent Play Work for You and Your Child (Brilliant Examples From My Inbox)

Obedience Is Not a Dirty Word

Parenting Problems Our Childhoods Create (and How to Fix Them)

Don’t Raise Your Kids in a Bubble

Helping Your Child Overcome Anxieties, Fears, and Rocky Transitions

Negativity, Pushback, No to EVERYTHING

Fighting Is Playing (Let the Kids Work It Out)

Making a Successful Transition to Preschool (with Mr. Chazz)

How to Help a Strong-Willed Child (Without Wounding His Spirit)

Validating Feelings Isn't Working

The Help Toddlers Need With Aggressive Behavior

The Bad Advice I Gave About Toilet Training

Calming Our Reactivity to Children's Irritating, Demanding Behaviors

Eating Disorders, Healthy Body Image: What Parents Need to Know (With Grace Lautman, CN, LMHC)

Rejection, Exclusion, Teasing — What to do When Friends Aren't Kind

Sleep, Baby, Sleep (with Hari Grebler)

Secrets to Talking to Kids About Anything

I'm Bad, I'm Stupid—Kids Being Harsh on Themselves

My Boy Seems Anxious, Sensitive, Easily Overwhelmed... Is This Normal?

Discipline Isn't Working - 3 Common Reasons and What To Do Instead

Struggling with a Strong-Willed Toddler's Tantrums

How to Handle Our Kids' Obsessive Jealousy

3 Ways to Lift Your Parenting Spirits (with Loryn Brantz)

In an Age of Anxiety, How to Stop Worrying and Raise Less Stressed Kids (with Dr. William Stixrud)

Discipline That Works - Your Best Responses to Your Kids' Behaviors

How to Stop the Screaming

Play That Builds Skills and Bonds Us (with Dr. Tina Payne Bryson)

Crying at Separation

When to Let Kids Quit

It's Not Too Late to Stop Yelling or Spanking (with Lavinia Brown)

Tattling and Threats

Stop Whining

Mean Kids

The Joy in Letting Babies Move Freely (with Elsa Chahin)

Too Needy, Too Stubborn, Too Emotional, Too Bossy, Too...

I Don't Like My Kids, and That Breaks My Heart (A Parent Consultation)

If Consequences Aren't Working, Try This Instead

Resolving Our Kids' Annoying Behaviors

Crying, Screaming, Resisting, Sadness - Your Best Responses to Kids' Emotions

Be Careful What You Teach - It Might Interfere With What They Are Learning

Dear Parents: You Are Not Failing

Embrace the Privilege of Parenthood (With Neha Ruch)

5 Daily Discipline Reminders

How to Calm Ourselves (With Mr. Chazz)

When Our Kids Seem Troubled by Our Emotions and Moods

Erratic, Unreasonable Behavior

Less Stress, More Joy This Holiday Season (With Ashlee Eiland)

My Life With Adult Kids

When Kids Don't Seem Motivated (to Potty, Crawl, or Create)

"Earlier Is Better" And Other Child Development Myths (with Rae Pica)

Kids Don't Need Intensive Parenting (and Neither do We!)

Is Disrespect a Tantrum in Disguise?

What's Too Strict? What's Not Strict Enough?

Character Building Lessons You Want Your Kids to Learn

Triggered Again: Understanding Our Reactions to Kids' Behaviors (With Elisabeth Corey)

Strict Is Loving

Am I Ruining My Child With Respectful Parenting? (A Parent Consultation)

Everything Upsets My Spirited Toddler (A Parent Consultation)

3 Ways to Calm Back-to-School Jitters

Baffled by "Bad" Behavior? Do This First

Help Kids Realize Their Potential With the Power of Less (With Kim John Payne)

The Scoop on Independent Play (And Myths That Get in the Way)

Surviving a Storm of Emotions

Potty Learning: What Kids Need From Us

Angry Flare-Ups - And He’s Only One Year Old (A Parent Consultation)

Raising Creative, Critical Thinkers in a Commercialized World (with Susan Linn)

Family Games Your Kids Will Love

Whining

How to Make Peace With Your Demanding Child

Parenting Differently Wired Kids (with Debbie Reber)

Raising Kids Who Persist Through Struggles

Frustration, Screaming, Aggressive Behavior – When Kids Aren’t Functioning Well

7 Tools to Empower Your Parenting

Feeling Unloved, Rejected, Worried About Your Relationship with Your Child? Try This...

Parenting Expectations Have Changed - Kids Haven't (with Maggie Dent)

My Child Refuses Independent Play

As Our Kids Get Older - 5 Ways to Continue Building Lasting Emotional Bonds

The Magic That Makes Kids Want to Cooperate

Losing It - Understanding What Makes Us Snap (Encore with Elisabeth Corey)

Dr. Gabor Maté on Why Parents Matter More Than Ever

When Kids Hide Their Feelings and Reject Our Comfort

Praise That Encourages Intrinsic Motivation

Should We Resort to Using Force?

Tantrums, Meltdowns, and Other Intense Outbursts: My #1 Secret for Staying Calm

We Don't Like Upsetting Our Kids

Toddlers That Won't Go to Bed (Solutions from Eileen Henry)

Raising Mentally Healthy Kids Means Letting Them Grieve

Coping with Your Child's Possessiveness

How an Angry Mom, Hating Parenting, Found "Immediate Success"

Every Child, Even a Tiny Baby, Deserves Time On Their Own (with Hari Grebler)

Resisting, Stalling, Dilly-Dallying

A Secret to Helping Our Kids Achieve (Advice for the New Year)

My Daughters Weigh In on Respectful Parenting (Encore)

7 Daily Reminders for Parents (Encore)

Making Magical Holiday Memories

Angry Outbursts, Screaming, and Hurtful Words

My Toddler Won't Separate or Warm Up to Anyone Else

Stop Making Mealtime a Challenge

When Parents Don't See Eye to Eye (with Melina Gac Levin)

Our Strong-Willed Child Is Running the Show

Consequences vs Threats vs Punishments

Caring for Our Children and Ourselves in Tragic Times

When Our Kids Are Scared

Encouraging Kids To Be More Assertive

How to be Strong Enough to Make the Really Big Changes

Struggles with Independent Play

Mean Words, Aggressive Behavior, Stalling, and Other Signs Kids Need Our Help

Meltdowns That Keep Happening, Even When We're Doing Everything Right

Raising Motivated, Self-Confident, Less Stressed Kids in an Age of Anxiety (with Dr. William Stixrud)

How to Connect with Your Upset Child, Even When There's More Than One

Problems with Punishments (Described by a Parent Who Used Them) with Michelle Kenney

Teaching Kids About Personal Space

Fears Around Starting School

Parent Traps

Healing Our Perfectionism (with Emma Nadler)

What Science Says About Respectful Parenting (with Anya Dunham, PhD)

Our Child Won't Listen

When Our Kids Reject Us (A Step-By-Step Response)

How To Help a Frustrated Child

Mental Health Starts in Infancy (with Dr. Angela Fisher-Solomon)

Our Fears as Parents - Real and Imagined (with Dr. Tina Payne Bryson)

Let Kids Choose... Except When They Can't

Raising Emotional Intelligence and Resilience for a Meaningful Life (with Susan David)

What To Do About Embarrassing, Troubling, or Crazy-Making Things Our Kids Say

It's Not Too Late

The Science of Intimacy With Our Kids (With Dr. Taniesha Burke)

Getting Real With How We Feel (With Elisabeth Corey)

Words That Get in Our Way

It Works! Parents Report Powerful Benefits From Allowing Kids' Feelings

When Our Child Won't Accept Boundaries

How to Help Kids Behave in Restaurants, Church, Storytime, Music Class, and More

Problems With Other People's Children

Preparing Our Children to Be Emotionally Healthy Teens (With Phinnah Chichi)

What To Do (and Not Do) When Kids Have Meltdowns, Tantrums, Strong Emotions

Stuck in a Pattern of Frustration and Anger

How We Invalidate Our Kids Without Meaning To (And What to Do Instead)

Shouldn't They Know Better By Now?

Becoming Untriggered (with Lavinia Brown and Andrew Lynn)

Love Doesn't Mean Walking on Eggshells

Weird, Worrying Behaviors That Our Child Keeps Repeating

Worn Down by a Toddler's Screaming, Testing, and Demands

Is Parenting Too Hard? You May Be Doing Too Much

More Kids, More Conflict - How Can We Keep the Peace?

Controlling, Rigid, Argumentative Behavior (What It Means and What We Can Do)

(Encore) A Pep-Talk for Parents: Embracing Our Power to Be Confident Leaders

The Upside of Toddler Tantrums

Nurturing a Deeper Connection to Nature and Heritage (with Ashley Causey-Golden)

Best Ways to Encourage Independent Play

Navigating Get-Togethers with Relatives, Friends, and Their Kids

It's Hard to Feel Compassion for Unreasonable Emotions

Raising Creative, Critical Thinkers in a Commercialized World (with Susan Linn)

End of the Day Crazies with Kids

Boundaries We Need and Deserve (with Nedra Tawwab)

When We're Too Late to Stop the Behavior (Now What?)

The Beauty of Sleep (with Eileen Henry)

How Sportscasting Helps Kids Develop Social Intelligence

Stressed by a Child's Demands for Attention

Teaching Our Kids Patience

Independent Play, Meltdowns, Boundaries -- Success Stories from My Inbox

How to Avoid a Stand-Off When Kids "Disobey"

Help Me Stop Yelling at My Child

Childhood Wounds We Never Knew We Had (Until Kids) with Dr. Jean Cheng

Hitting, Screaming, Calling Us Names (and What We Can Do About it)

Lessons, Sports, and Hobbies: A Child-Led Approach

Easing Our Children's Transition to School

Validating Feelings Isn't Working

When Your Kids Won't Give You a Break

Is 'Gentle Parenting' Too Extreme and Impossible?

Boosting Your Child's Self-Confidence

Boundaries That Encourage the Most Positive Sibling Relationships

Don't Let Your Kids Miss Out on Play (with Kisha Reid)

What to Do Instead of Time Out

Helping Our Children Say "I'm Sorry"

When Troublesome Behavior Continues... and Continues

Balancing the Needs of More Than One Child (with Erica Orosco Cruz)

The Power of Authenticity with Our Children - Why It Matters

Concerned About Your Child’s Eating Habits? Ellyn Satter Has Answers

Good News About Disagreeable Behavior (Questions From My Inbox)

How Do We Know When to Set a Boundary?

7 Daily Reminders for Parents

Surprising Benefits of Doing Less, Observing More, and Welcoming Feelings

Choose Not to Battle with Your Child (Here's How)

Potty Learning - How and Why to Let Children Lead the Way

When Children Seem Troubled by Our Emotions and Moods

A Holistic Approach to Baby and Toddler Sleep (with Grace Koinange)

It Had to Be You - The Struggles and Joys of Raising a Child with Disabilities (with Loryn Brantz)

Finding Our Best Response to Children's Turbulent Emotions

How to Stop Feeling Frustrated by Your Child's Behavior - A Family Success Story

Morning Meltdowns - Asserting Our Boundaries with Connection and Confidence

It Will Get Easier - The Intense Struggles of a Parent with Childhood Trauma

My Child Is So Mean to Me

Parental Burnout and a Reasonable Approach to Screens (with Dr. Meghan Owenz)

Navigating the Playground with a Child Who Seems Too Physical, Shy, Huggy, or Bossy

Attention-Getting, Inappropriate Behavior

Can We Be Angry or Sad and Still Unruffled?

Mealtime Manners Begin with Babies

"Earlier Is Better" And Other Child Development Myths (with Rae Pica)

When Your Child Keeps Ignoring Boundaries and Breaking Rules, Try This

Race, Trauma, and Hope – A Mother’s Healing Journey (with Cassandra Lane)

Helping Toddlers Get Their Social Mojo Back

YES Spaces - What They Really Are and Why They Matter

ADHD and How to Support All Children to Fulfill Their Dreams (with Lynn Miner-Rosen)

How Our Boundaries Free Children to Play, Create, and Explore

Dealing with Judgmental Comments about Our Parenting

Damage Control When We Feel Like We're Failing

Problems with Potty Training, Constipation, Bedwetting and Preschool Policies (w/ Dr. Steven Hodges)

When a Child’s Emotions Seem Fake and Manipulative

Water Safety, Bodily Autonomy, and Emotional Health

Our Expectations Can Make Us Feel Like Failures

The Truth About Secure Attachment (with Bethany Saltman)

My Child Says No to Everything

Pandemic Parenting - Will the Kids Be Okay Socially?

Reparenting Ourselves to Break Intergenerational Cycles (with Leslie Priscilla Arreola-Hillebrand)

Why Toddlers Won't Share and What We Can Do

Healing a Child's Anger (a Powerful Success Story)

How to Help Your Child Engage More Successfully with Peers

My Daughters Weigh In on Respectful Parenting (with Charlotte and Madeline)

Embracing Our Power to Be Confident Leaders (a Pep-Talk for Parents)

What Parents Need to Know About Anxiety (with Dr. Ann-Louise Lockhart)

The Best Way to Encourage Toddler Manners

Helping Children Thrive in Preschool - What Parents and Teachers Can Do (with Mr. Chazz)

Meltdowns at Bedtime (or Anytime)

Why Bribes and Threats Aren't Helpful (and What to Do Instead)

Don't Miss the Secrets Your Children Share

When Kids Say Shocking or Rude Things – What’s a Parent To Do?

Sibling Strife - When Your Child Keeps Hating On Her Little Brother

Calming Our Reactivity to Children's Irritating, Demanding Behaviors

Abuse Prevention Strategies to Keep Our Kids Safe (with Rosalia Rivera)

3 Hints for Parents Working at Home

Engaging in Your Child's Play Without Interrupting

The Power of Bias and How to Disrupt It in Our Children (with Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt)

How to Make No Mean No

It's Not Regression

Raising Anti-Racist Children - A Holistic Approach (with Kristen Coggins)

How Self-Care and Boundaries Work Together

Is It Too Late to Set Limits with My Strong-Willed Child?

Stop Worrying About Your Preschooler's Education (with Teacher Tom)

Raising Emotional Intelligence and Resilience for a Meaningful Life (with Susan David)

5 Ways Parents Can Make Their Lives Easier Right Now

Repeating Yourself Won't Help (What to Do Instead)

Helping Parent-Child Relationships Thrive During Long Separations and Transitions

Kickstarting Your Child's Learning and Play at Home (with Lisa Griffen-Murphy)

Parenting in Anxious Times (with Susan Stiffelman, MFT)

How to Help a Strong-Willed Child Listen (Without Wounding His Spirit)

Anger, Sadness, Fear: Showing Our Emotions to Our Kids

What Children Really Need to Succeed in School... and Life (with Rick Ackerly)

What to Do About Your Clinging Child

The Most Helpful Response When Your Child Gets Hurt (4 Guidelines)

My Kids Seem Ungrateful and Entitled

No Bad Kids: Questions About Tantrums, Mealtimes, and Cleaning Up

The Securely Attached Child and How to Handle Disrespectful Behavior (with Dr. Tina Payne Bryson)

Teaching a Child to Control His Feelings

Resolving a Toddler’s Aggressive Behavior (Hitting, Pushing, Hair Pulling)

Traveling with Babies, Toddlers, Preschoolers (8 Tips)

Boys Do Cry and They Need To (with Maggie Dent)

Lying, Stealing, Hoarding

Our Biggest Challenge as Parents

Faced with Troubling Behavior - Now What? (with Susan Stiffelman and Maggie Dent)

4-Year-Old Seems Fixated on Dark, Negative Scenarios

The Real Reasons for Your Child's Behavior (A Science-Based Approach with Dr. Mona Delahooke)

Be Careful What You Teach (It Might Interfere with What They Are Learning)

When It's Difficult to Physically Stop the Behavior

The Way We Praise Matters

Your Child's Erratic, Disruptive Behavior

Learning Through Social Struggles with Our Support

Losing It - Understanding What Makes Us Snap (With Elisabeth Corey)

Drowning in Chaos (4 Parenting Lifelines)

Dear Parent: You Are Not Failing

Seriously Bugged by Bugs: Working with Your Child to Overcome Fears

3 Steps To Help Children Dress Independently

When Your Child Is Unkind (She Needs Your Help)

Parent Feels Abused By Her Children's Verbal Outbursts

Respectful Care is Less Tiring and Stressful

Extreme Favoritism Toward One Parent

Should We Give a Screaming Toddler What He Wants?

5 Best Ways to Communicate Respectful Parenting (to Friends, Relatives, and Strangers)

How to Handle Boastful, Competitive Behavior

Instead of No, No, No... (4 Tips for Keeping Your Baby Explorer Safe)

Help! Our Child Keeps Interrupting and Demanding Attention

Teaching Children to Respect Personal Boundaries by Asserting Our Own

How to Encourage Your Baby's Language Development

Bossy, Controlling and Emotional Over Random Things

Never Too Late to Become the Parent You Want To Be

Responding to Your Sweet Toddler's Sudden Aggression

Already Exhausted by a 15-Month-Old's Behavior

Stop Being a Captive to Your Children's Emotions

Concerned About a Child's Anxiety

Mothering Boys - Secrets to Understanding Our Sons (with Best-Selling Author Maggie Dent)

How and When to Prepare Your Child for a New Sibling (or Any Big Transition)

The Best Way to Deal with Intense Tantrums

My Daughter Wants To Look Like a Boy

What Can I Do When I Find My Adorable Children Annoying?

Is It Ever Okay to Use Force with a Resistant Toddler?

How to Stop Arguing with Your Child

5 Hints for Raising Twins That Will Help Every Parent

Why Is My Child Ignoring Me?

Destructive Behavior - Why It Happens And What We Can Do

4 Reasons Children Seek Validation (And How to Respond)

Can Imaginary Play Be Unhealthy?

No Remorse for Aggressive Behavior

Exhausted by a Child's Whining and Crankiness

Supporting A Child Who Has Differences

Dad Feels Undermined and Defeated by Partner's Lack of Limits

It's Really Okay to Say ‘No’ to Playing with Your Child (5 Reasons)

Public Tantrums (Why They Happen and How to Avoid Them)

Impatience, Perfectionism, Fear of Failure

A Toddler's Do-It-Myself Attitude Ends In Tantrums

Raising Self-Directed Learners in Any School Environment (with Laura Grace Weldon)

Recognizing the Cause of Disruptive, Aggressive Behavior

From Toddler to Teen – How Our Confident Leadership Fosters Resilience (with Susan Stiffelman)

Adventures in Free Range Learning with Laura Grace Weldon

Getting Dressed Is a Daily Struggle

Can You Trust Your Child's Social Instincts? Or is She a Bully?

Not Easy to Cut Off Screen Time

Children Hurting Themselves When They're Upset

"My Toddler Doesn't Behave This Way with Anyone Else!"

How to Listen to Your Baby

"You're Not the Boss of Me!"

My Child Won't Stop Hitting

Getting Your Partner on the Same Page with Respectful Discipline

Age 4 Seems Like Another Planet

Helping a Child Adjust to Two Households or Other Changes in Care

Our Clingy Child Won't Let Us Leave

Potty Struggles with a 4-Year-Old

Concerns About a Sensitive Child in Social Situations

Challenging Moments With Kids: How To Keep Your Cool (with Psychotherapist Tasha Lansbury)

Demanding Behavior Makes Mom Shout and Scold

How to Handle Behavior We Can't Physically Control

Independent Play, Bonding, and Setting Limits

Disturbed My Boy is Losing Self-Confidence

High Energy Boy Won't Cooperate

Imitating Annoying Behavior

Can a Child Be Taught Resilience?

Solving Toddler Sleep Issues with Sleep Expert Lisa Sunbury

Setting Limits with Your Possessive Toddler

Can a Mom's Empathy Be Patronizing?

My Toddler's A Little Rough With The Baby

Does My Child Feel Safe Expressing Emotions?

Working Mom Feels Like a Bad Parent

Encouraging An Easily Frustrated Child

"Terrified I've Damaged My Spirited Daughter"

"Mommy, Are You Happy?"

Setting Limits That Make Mealtimes Enjoyable

Helping Babies Take Their Medicine

Getting Family on Board with Your Parenting Beliefs

How to Stop Carrying and Start Encouraging Your Baby's Play

No Tolerance for Bullying

Is There a Problem with Pacifiers?

My Daughter's Friend is a Bad Influence

Why Not Swat My Toddler's Hand?

Explosive Reactions to Minor Events

My Toddler Wants EVERYTHING

Challenges at Pick-Up Time

Dealing with Your Child's Aggressive Playmate

No Self-Confidence

Extremely Clingy and Whiny Since Grandma Moved In

Peeing on the Floor is an Attention-Getter

When Children Ask About Death (or Other Heavy Topics)

Handling My Toddler's First Tantrum

My Toddler's Blankie Blues

When Your Child Seems Afraid of Other People

My Daughter Is Never Satisfied (And It's Making Me Nuts)

Helping Your Child Through a Difficult Transition

Coping with a High Needs Baby (special guest: Lisa Sunbury)

My Son Is Saying the F-Word

My Toddler's Becoming a Bully

When Play Seems Too Rough

Motivating Your Child

The Facts About Your Kids and Screen Time (with Dr. Meghan Owenz)

Too Much Jumping and Climbing in the House

Should We Referee Toy Conflicts?

When a Child Can't Get Her Act Together in the Morning

Choosing Your Battles with a Controlling Child

4-Year-Old Has Emotional, Aggressive Responses to Limits

Frazzled by Baby’s Frustrated Noises

When Toddlers Take Toys

My Two-Year-Old Won't Behave in Class

Should I Teach My Child to Say 'No'?

Intense Difficulties with a Child's Defiance and Resistance

Am I Giving My Baby Enough Attention?

Encouraging Your Baby's Independent Play

When Parents Separate

Help! My Daughter Has Become A Hitter And Shover

Sensitive Boy Doesn't Like Hearing "No"

What To Expect From Your Older Child When You're Expecting (And Thoughts About Classes For Toddlers)

What To Do About Your Screeching Child

Help With A Toddler Who Bites

Toddler Tattoo Artist (Why Limit Creativity?)

My Child Is Too Passive

Aggressive Toddler Behavior (Hitting, Biting, Spitting)

Motor Development, Praise, Motivation, Emotional Health (More RIE Parenting Basics)

3 RIE Parenting Basics

Toilet Training Isn't Working

When A Child's Hugs Aren't Welcome

Sibling Conflicts (In This Case, Twins)

When Toddlers And Dogs Don't Mix

"I No Like You"

Struggles With Dressing And Diaper Changes

The Fuss About Crying (with Lisa Sunbury)

Your Child Asks Again, And Again... And Again

When A Toddler Rejects One Parent

Finding The Right Tone For Setting Limits

The Power Of "No"

How To Stop Sitting Your Baby Up (It's Not Too Late)

When We're Outnumbered! (Managing Sibling Conflicts)

Guiding Toddlers With Connection

Toddler Toy Battles - Interventions That Work