Season 8
How To Handle The Child That Says “This Is Not Worry!”
Lynn is big on families knowing how worry and anxiety work. If we’re going to ask kids and parents to take an approach that is the OPPOSITE of what feels comfortable, they need to understand the rationale. But what happens wh...
What To Do When Your Kid Wants to Stay Home: School Avoidance 101 for…
What do you do when your child starts missing too many days of school? In this episode, Lynn and Robin address a mom’s question about her middle schooler who wants to stay home. Does she give consequences? How does she work w...
Sounding the Alarm On Smartphones and the Impact On Kids With Dr. Jea…
Dr. Jean Twenge, a professor of psychology at San Diego University, has been a consistent voice of warning on the impact of smartphones and social media on children and teens. Her latest book, 10 Rules for Raising Kids in a H...
Why Manners and Social Awareness Are Important In A Disconnected World
Manners and social skills are important for some basic reasons: we want our children to learn how to move through the world with decency and respect. But in this episode, Robin and Lynn go deeper, talking about manners and et...