More than half of parents, 54 percent, have felt their child is addicted to screens. And 3 in 5 parents, 60 percent, feel guilty about their child’s screen time, with the top reasons including excessive time spent on screens, using them as a substitute for direct engagement, and sacrificing family time. (Source: Lurie Children’s Hospital […]

The most common problem bringing young children to the attention of a psychologist is emotional outbursts and meltdowns. Whether mild or severe, tantrums are symptoms that a child is struggling with emotions they cannot regulate. They are among the biggest challenges of parenting. They are hard to understand, hard to prevent, and even harder to […]

You started the morning with the best intentions. You woke up on time. You called your child early. You laid out the uniform the night before. And still, somehow, you are standing at the door with your voice raised, your heart racing, and a child who has one shoe on and has not yet brushed […]

Research published in the International Journal of Educational Research found that parents of children with ADHD describe homework as a persistently stressful part of their family’s daily life  and called for targeted parenting interventions to address it. (Source: ScienceDirect, 2023) I did not need a study to tell me this. I hear it every week. […]

A 2021 study of 710 children aged 7–12 found that major improvements in impulse control occur only around grades 4 and 5  reflecting significant neurological changes that take years to develop. (Source: Handspring Health, citing peer-reviewed developmental research, 2025) I think about that statistic often when I sit with mothers who come to me after […]