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Want to make mealtime healthier and yummier? You know that avocado oil, fish, and kale are packed with nutrients—but getting kids to actually eat them? That’s the tricky part! In this encore episode, Chef Kelly Senyei reveals...

If your child has suddenly slipped into baby talk—“me want snack,” “carry meee”—you’re not alone. Baby talk is incredibly common, and in most cases, it’s a short-lived, harmless phase. But when it goes…

Every parent has had that moment—the one where your calm, reasonable adult brain gets hijacked by a tiny human in a dinosaur T-shirt. Maybe it happens in the cereal aisle. Maybe it happens when you ask them to put on their shoes for the tenth …

Why does your calm, reasonable self disappear when your child refuses to put on their shoes? Therapist Todd Sarner answers Dr. Wendy’s questions about why kids seem to know exactly how to push our buttons—and why it’s not abo...

Do you ever feel like you’re tiptoeing around your child—careful with every word, changing plans to avoid a meltdown? You’re not alone! I hear parents say it all the time: “I feel like I’m walking on eggshells.”…

A mom recently told me she overheard her 13-year-old son at a sleepover explaining that girls can’t get pregnant if they’re standing up. He said it with confidence — the kind of confidence only a 13-year-old boy can muster. What r…

What happens when kids don’t get sex ed in school? They don’t just “figure it out”—they pick up myths, rumors, and advice on social media. What they learn matters for their safety and relationships. How can parents help guid...

A few weeks ago, I met a toddler whose parents told me he could “talk” to Alexa. He asked her to play The Wheels on the Bus and even said “please.”But when I tried to chat with him, he wouldn’t engage with me. That mom…