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My kids aren’t allowed to have candy on Easter or Halloween. Horrific for them and a terrible habit. If they are good all day they get flavored yogurt (normally get regular) as a bedtime snack. I tell them it’s ice cream (they’ve never had it). Raise disciplined kids.
When your teen avoids school, homework, or activities… Start with: What feels unsafe, confusing, overwhelming, or unpredictable here? Always get to the root.
Are your teens often exhausted? Here is a little on the science behind later school start times and their impact on health. With improved mental health and bett
I thought I had feeding figured out with my first. At 1, he ate everything. Beef, chicken, sushi, curry... honestly anything you put in front of him. I was so proud of myself. Then he turned 2 and started rejecting everything. Foods...
Newborns do not need developmental toys. They just need your face, your voice, and your attention. You can buy every toy on the market and your baby will still prefer staring at your face. Your face moves, changes expression, makes sound,...
Newborn hiccups can be distressing to watch. It looks so uncomfortable and you feel helpless because there is nothing you can really do about it. But they are almost always benign and completely normal. Babies have been hiccuping since the womb,...
I watched this seminal video with one of my 12 y/o’s this morning, who is in the process of building his own phone Me: how does that video make you feel? Him: like I can change things, I can build things. Like...
Say it with me: My child saying "I don't want to" is not disrespect. It's the same skill I hope they use at 16 to say no to peer pressure.
The child therapist secret trick: what to do first when your ADHD child avoids eye contact after a mistake
What you’re calling “lack of follow-through” might actually be executive functioning overload. The teen isn’t just refusing or being defiant. Their brain is flooded and trying to reset.
It is amazing how water can keep a toddler entertained for hours. You give my kids a few cups, spoons, and water and they will happily spend 30 minutes pouring water back and forth and scooping water with spoons. They can...
It is hilarious playing hide and seek with a 2 or 3 year old. They will hide behind the same curtain every single time or cover their eyes and think they are invisible. My son does both. Toddlers are still learning...
I'd like to see 11 YO's and their parents commit to: -8 pm zero screens -8:30 pm bedtime -Breakfast daily -Screen free play -Fruits & veggies at each meal -No energy drinks & H20 It's crushing youth sports when you're too focused on NIL...
My daughter's current favorite book is 10 pages long and I have read it approximately 4,000 times this month. She knows every word. She still wants it again. Toddlers do this because repetition is how their brain learns. Each time...
“Over the past few years, we have tried to become more intentional. I think the worst thing we can do is believe in a false choice — that one must sacrifice the other — that you can’t be intentional about...
