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Don't Let the Fear of Bullies Ruin Your Kid's Summer Jun. 18, 2025
If you're over 35, you probably remember playing outside till the streetlights came on. But today, a... Read More
The Stealth Reason College Kids Are So Miserable May. 09, 2024
The Wall Street Journal reports that today's college students are so lonely, sad and socially anxiou... Read More
WE Are the Reason Kids Are on Screens Apr. 04, 2024
A rant. Sorry. But this culture is driving me nuts! It is BLIND to the idea that kids CAN and in re... Read More
'The Anxious Generation' Has the Worst of Both Worlds Mar. 14, 2024
In a blockbuster Atlantic piece, "The Terrible Costs of a Phone-Based Childhood," my Let Grow co-fou... Read More
Happy Worry Day, Mom! May. 09, 2019
Happy Mother's Day! Which, if you are a mother, you know is a contradiction in terms. While mothers ... Read More
When Nanny Runs on Batteries Dec. 06, 2018
What does it take to raise a child? Parents? A village? Maybe a robot. There are a bunch of robot na... Read More
How to Raise a College Dropout Nov. 30, 2018
"Thirty percent of freshmen won't return for their sophomore year," reports a piece in The New York ... Read More
Children of the Shrinks Oct. 27, 2016
"In 20 years, they can tell it to their therapist." That's a line parents hear — and say ̵... Read More
Naughty Language and Choosing a Career Path Sep. 09, 2016
Dear Family Coach: I recently overheard my 13-year-old daughter and her friends talking, and they we... Read More
The Peril of Over-Protecting our Children Mar. 28, 2014
Beware the trends in child rearing. Newton might revise his second law of thermodynamics: In every t... Read More
Nature, Nurture, Talents Mar. 27, 2014
As a mother, I often dwell on my role and that of my husband in influencing our children. I also thi... Read More
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