This piece is about the messiness of raising kids while still healing from your own childhood. About the subtle but powerful ways our family patterns get passed down without us even realizing... Read more »
My-Linh Le grew up watching her parents explode over tiny mistakes. When she forgot her backpack in first grade, her mother kicked it across the room so hard it hit the wall.... Read more »
New parents often wonder how their unique personalities and past experiences will shape their parenting. But less obvious is the influence partners have on one another in the early stages of caregiving.... Read more »
Parents might contribute to their children’s anxiety through intrusive parenting practices that undermine autonomy, competence, and independence, making adolescents less confident in coping with stress and uncertainty. Conversely, autonomy-supportive parenting can help... Read more »
Enmeshed parenting refers to a dysfunctional family dynamic in which parent-child boundaries are blurred, roles are mixed up, and a child’s autonomy is stifled. Family therapist Salvador Minuchin, a pioneer of family... Read more »
Science shows that not interacting with kids during a temper tantrum is the most effective approach. Gentle parenting influencers would have us believe otherwise. Source: Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock Gentle parenting is a popular approach... Read more »
Source: Olia Danilevich / Pexels Do you struggle with perfectionism? This often involves setting impossibly high standards, striving to please others, and fearing that you’ll never measure up. Many people mistakenly equate... Read more »