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Conflicts Over Parenting Styles

How to keep your differences from hurting your kids Writer: Juliann Garey Clinical Experts: Ala...

When to Push Your Children

And how to know if you're pushing too hard Writer: Katherine Martinelli Clinical Experts: Harol...

Raising Confident, Independent Children

How the scaffold parenting method empowers growth Writer: Harold S. Koplewicz, MD Clinical Expe...

Maintaining Emotional Boundaries as a Parent

The importance of respecting both your child’s autonomy and your own Writer: Megan Ice, PhD Cli...

What's Wrong With Helicopter Parenting?

Sometimes obstacles are actually a good thing Writer: Gail Saltz, MD Clinical Expert: Gail Salt...

The Secret to Calm Parenting

Quieting the body to quiet the mind Writer: Gayatri Devi, MD Clinical Expert: Gayatri Devi, MD ...

How to Model Healthy Coping Skills

Helping kids learn strategies for handling big emotions Writer: Rosa Klein-Baer Clinical Expert...

What Is Co-Regulation?

Helping kids regulate their emotions requires managing your own Writer: Molly Hagan Clinical Ex...

Three Common Parenting Traps

And tips for avoiding them Writer: Matthew H. Rouse, PhD Clinical Expert: Matthew H. Rouse, PhD...

Calm Voices, Calmer Kids

Sometimes it’s hard to keep your cool, but less yelling means better communication Writer: Beth ...

Choosing a Parent Training Program

How to tell which one is right for you Writer: Beth Arky Clinical Expert: Matthew H. Rouse, PhD...

Parenting Multiple Kids With Mental Health Challenges

How to maintain a balance of care and support for each child Writer: Faith Wilkins Clinical Exp...

Getting Family Members on Board With Treatment

Kids do best when all the adults close to them are working together Writer: Juliann Garey Clini...

Supporting vs Enabling

How to tell what's helping and what's not when a child has emotional or learning challenges Writ...

Parenting Hacks for Special Needs Kids

Tips for dealing with sensory issues and other common challenges Writer: Beth Arky When it come...

Preventing Parent Burnout

Meeting the emotional challenges of caring for children with mental health issues Writer: Julia ...

Protect Your Marriage

How to keep stress over psychiatric problems from driving you apart Writer: Harold S. Koplewicz,...

'Failure to Launch' Syndrome

What parents can do to help adult children struggling to become independent Writer: Michelle Shi...

Problematic Sexual Behavior in Children

What’s normal curiosity and when is it something to be concerned about? Writer: Michelle Shih C...

Why Self-Care Is Essential to Parenting

Caring for children with intense needs can take an emotional (and physical) toll on parents Writ...

Preventing Parent Burnout

Meeting the emotional challenges of caring for children with mental health issues Writer: Julia ...

How Mindfulness Can Help Caregivers

Parents of children with special needs find these techniques reduce stress and anxiety Writer: J...

Parenting Through Depression

How to take care of yourself and your family Writer: Tonya Russell Clinical Expert: Cara L. Mac...

Anxiety and Being Kind to Yourself

How self-compassion can help parents (and anyone else) manage anxiety This is an excerpt from Th...

Mindful Parenting

Use mindfulness techniques to take stress and anxiety out of raising kids Writer: Juliann Garey ...

Beyond Postpartum Depression

New thinking about anxiety and depression in moms Writer: Rae Jacobson, MS Clinical Expert: Cat...