People pleasing is one of the most common patterns I see in my work — and one of the quietest. It doesn't always look like weakness. Sometimes it looks like being agreeable, accommodating, easy to be around. But underneath it, there is often a person who has learned that their own needs come second. Here's how to start changing that — and how to make sure the next generation doesn't have to.

Co-parenting with someone who hurt you is one of the hardest things a person can be asked to do. But what children silently carry when they are caught in the middle is something every parent needs to understand — and something worth doing the hard work for.

How harsh parenting becomes our inner critic — and how to start changing the script.

A psychologist and mom reflects on losing her patience during a hard week of potty training — and what it reminded her about the four things every parent should know: looking beneath the behavior, how our perception shapes our children, the power of repair, and why follow through matters just as much as saying sorry.