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Why Your Child Suddenly Won't Sleep Alone Anymore

For years it was a non-issue. Lights out, one story, done. Your eight-year-old has slept through the night, alone, in their own room, for as long as you can remember....

Why Your Child Suddenly Won't Sleep Alone Anymore

For years it was a non-issue. Lights out, one story, done. Your eight-year-old has slept through the night, alone, in their own room, for as long as you can remember....

What's Really Happening During a Night Terror (...

It's ninety minutes after bedtime, and the sound coming from your child's room does not sound like a bad dream. It sounds like a scream. You get there and find...

What's Really Happening During a Night Terror (...

It's ninety minutes after bedtime, and the sound coming from your child's room does not sound like a bad dream. It sounds like a scream. You get there and find...

The Hidden Cost of Raising a "People Pleaser"

Every parent knows the phrase, usually said with a mix of pride and relief: she's just so easy. Never a fight about what to wear, what to eat, where to...

The Hidden Cost of Raising a "People Pleaser"

Every parent knows the phrase, usually said with a mix of pride and relief: she's just so easy. Never a fight about what to wear, what to eat, where to...

Do You Have a Favorite? What to Actually Say Wh...

It usually arrives sideways, at an unrelated moment. In the bath, or in the dark right before sleep, or apropos of nothing in the back seat of the car. Do...

Do You Have a Favorite? What to Actually Say Wh...

It usually arrives sideways, at an unrelated moment. In the bath, or in the dark right before sleep, or apropos of nothing in the back seat of the car. Do...

Your Child's Schedule Might Be the Real Problem

The calendar on the fridge has become a genuine visual achievement. Colour-coded. Every square filled. Soccer, piano, tutoring, a birthday party, swim, the thing on Thursday nobody can quite remember...

Your Child's Schedule Might Be the Real Problem

The calendar on the fridge has become a genuine visual achievement. Colour-coded. Every square filled. Soccer, piano, tutoring, a birthday party, swim, the thing on Thursday nobody can quite remember...

Talking Back Isn't Disrespect. Here's What It's...

"Because I said so." It's the sentence every parent swears they'll never say, right up until the moment they say it — usually in response to a child who has...

Talking Back Isn't Disrespect. Here's What It's...

"Because I said so." It's the sentence every parent swears they'll never say, right up until the moment they say it — usually in response to a child who has...