• Life Kit: Parenting

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Life Kit: Parenting

By: NPR
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  • Raising awesome kids takes help. NPR has science and experts to get you through the toughest parenting moments. Updated every time we have Life Kit episodes on parenting.
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Episodes
  • How to combat parental burnout

    How to combat parental burnout
    Feb 4 2025
    Today's parents are more involved in their children's lives — and more stressed out — than they were two decades ago, according to an advisory from the 2024 U.S. Surgeon General. So how can they catch a break? Life Kit reporter Andee Tagle explains why parental burnout is a public health crisis and offers realistic ways to ease the pressure.

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    27 mins
  • Should you let your kid quit something?

    Should you let your kid quit something?
    Oct 24 2024
    You signed your kid up for the soccer team (or swimming lessons, or piano or art), paid the fee and now they're begging to quit! In these moments, it's difficult to know what decision will help your kid grow in the long run. Do you ask them to tough it out and develop perseverance? Or trust their emotions? In this episode, Life Kit visuals editor Beck Harlan talks to two family psychologists about what to do when your kid tells you they're never going back to that extracurricular.

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    22 mins
  • Your kid is having a tantrum in public. Now what?

    Your kid is having a tantrum in public. Now what?
    Sep 26 2024
    Meltdowns, refusing to share, hitting other kids. Every child has bad behavior sometimes. At home, it's easier to deal with. But what about in public? Psychologist Celina Benavides explains what to do in the moment — and how to get ahead of bad behavior.

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    21 mins

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