Every parent has witnessed it. A tower falls over, homework seems too hard, a sibling gets the bigger cookie, or a game doesn't go the way a child hoped. What seems like a small inconvenience to an adult can feel like a major crisis to...
There’s a lot of conversation about how to help children who are struggling emotionally. There’s far less conversation about what that struggle does to parents living in the middle of it. Parenting a child with anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, or significant mental health challenges is...
Most parents want their kids to care about doing well. But some children become trapped by the need to do things perfectly. They may continuously redo assignments, avoid activities where success isn’t guaranteed, or get disproportionately upset over small mistakes. Healthy effort leaves room for...