Many parents that I work with eventually ask the same question: “How am I supposed to take care of everything without something falling apart?” The honest answer is that work and family aren't competitors for your time and attention. They're better thought of as two...
Why Your Teen Can’t Put Down Their Phone “Just put your phone down.” If you’re the parent of a teenager, you’ve probably said some version of this sentence more times than you can count and watched it not work. Understanding a little bit about how...
One day your child is the oldest kid on the elementary school playground. The next, they're the youngest (and smallest) on a much bigger campus, juggling a locker combination, six different teachers and a schedule that changes every single period. The jump from elementary to...
Not Everything Needs to be a Battle: How to Set the Right Expectations for Your Child One of the most common sources of tension in families tends to be a mismatch between what parents expect and what children are realistically able or willing to do....