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We Say It Takes a Village " Here's How You Build One
6+ hour, 5+ min ago (412+ words) Posted May 5, 2026 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph. D. This Mother's Day, many of us will honor the mothers in our lives. For some, that may include recognition to the nonparents in our village who helped raise us. I was recently reminded…...
Hot Take: The Parenting Hot Takes Aren't Always Helping
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (733+ words) You watched 47 parenting reels and all you got was more anxiety. Psychology Today Hot Take: The Parenting Hot Takes Aren't Always Helping You watched 47 parenting reels and all you got was more anxiety. Posted April 30, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch - Parenting…...
Does Gentle Parenting Work?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (535+ words) Updated April 27, 2026 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan This is the second post in a series on Gentle Parenting. The term "Gentle Parenting" was coined by Sarah Ockwell-Smith, a British writer who has authored a variety of books on the subject. She…...
Do You Want Your Kids Arguing Like a Politician?
2+ week, 1+ day ago (585+ words) Posted April 20, 2026 | Reviewed by Davia Sills If you're a parent, you've probably heard that social media is damaging kids' mental health. Teens scroll through airbrushed bodies, perfect vacations, and curated friend groups, and end up feeling like they don't measure…...
How Parenting Advice on Anxiety Misses Key Family Patterns
2+ week, 2+ day ago (838+ words) Posted April 19, 2026 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader As parents are urged to help anxious children face their fears, many are left unprepared for the emotional fallout'and unaware of the patterns they can become caught in. Parents are being told to let…...
Too Much Advice Is Making Us Worse at Parenting
3+ week, 3+ day ago (646+ words) Posted April 12, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch "Can you see the ways that external advice can exacerbate parental anxiety by creating unrealistic standards and fueling a sense of inadequacy? It isn't that it causes parental anxiety, per se, as parenting is…...
Parenting a Child With Pathological Demand Avoidance
3+ week, 3+ day ago (375+ words) Posted April 11, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch I work with many parents who suspect their child might have pathological demand avoidance (PDA). They are overwhelmed and report difficulty finding health care professionals who understand their experiences. PDA is a pattern of…...
Rethinking Effort in the Age of AI
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (566+ words) Posted March 31, 2026 | Reviewed by Hara Estroff Marano And yet, as universal as the value of effort is, I've been thinking about the quieter truth we rarely articulate: sometimes, taking the easy way out is not only acceptable but deeply beneficial....
Emotionally and financially draining childrearing hurts more than parents.
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (501+ words) Posted March 31, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch At the same time, childcare costs are through the roof, parents are financing mortgages to live in neighborhoods with top schools, and college costs saddle many parents with more debt than students themselves carry....
The Day I Realized My Son Wasn't Defiant, He Was Ashamed
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (542+ words) Updated March 30, 2026 | Reviewed by Lybi Ma "Why don't you send me to an orphanage? You would be better off without me." My eight-year-old son, Diego, said this with tears streaming down his face, his body rigid with tension. I've spent…...