
I critique modern parenting in the pursuit of a healthier way for families, including how to practice autonomy-supportive parenting. I'm here as a voice of common-sense, sound information, and balance.
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One of the most remarkable cultural changes I've witnessed during my lifetime is the transformation of fatherhood. I have seen in both my professional and personal worlds how modern fathers are more involved, more emotionally engaged, and m...
Today I'm bringing back one of my most-read summer essays. Every June, the transition from structured school days to summer chaos upends all sense of routine. If your kids are already creating the mess of a thousand little people, picking u...
Finding the moderate middle around kids and technology
I have a confession: I do not fear how phones are affecting my children as much as I’m afraid of the social penalty for not being afraid enough.
Every year around Mother’s Day, I think about rewriting this piece. And every year, I realize I don’t need to. The paradox it names—of mothers being both idealized and invisible—hasn’t changed. So I’m sharing it again, with the hope that so...
How year-round sports are hurting the kids they’re supposed to help
As I have previously documented, I have a complicated relationship with the “industrial complex” of youth sports. Despite the obvious benefits to children of participating...
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Child psychologist, parent coach, author of Autonomy-Supportive Parenting, International speaker, mother of three
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