When Sad Stories Hit the News: How Parents Can Talk to Kids Without Fear

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Talking to Kids About Race and Bias, Why Everyday Moments Matter

As parents, many of us want to raise kind, empathetic kids, but we don’t always feel equipped to talk about race, bias, and identity in everyday life. In honor of Black History Month, this conversation feels especially important. I sit down with culturally responsive therapist An ...  Show more

The Follow-Up: Formula Shaming

Feeding choices carry an enormous emotional weight for new parents, often shaped more by online narratives and cultural pressure than by balanced evidence. In this conversation, we unpack formula guilt, breastfeeding myths, and how distorted risk messaging fuels shame. We talk ab ...  Show more

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