How to Parent Strong-Willed Kids Without Power Struggles

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The Follow-Up: Reset Your Day

In this Follow-Up episode, Dr. Mona draws on her own past experiences with burnout and mental health struggles to offer practical tools for turning around overwhelming, negative days. Acknowledging that bad days are bound to happen, she shares how to break out of a negative spira ...  Show more

Food, Policy and What Families Deserve: A Conversation with Dr. Rich Besser, President and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Have you ever stood in the fresh produce aisle, looking at the price tags, and felt a wave of frustration because eating "real food" feels like a financial punishment? Families are being bombarded with constant advice to eat better and healthier, but how are they supposed to keep ...  Show more

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