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What are the signs of a gaming addiction? It’s easy in the summer to have lax rules and allow more gaming and screen time. But when does gaming cross ...

Three time Olympian and Mom of three, Lauren Regula explains how we can all better manage the stresses of school sports. What do you really need to kn...

How can we help our kids understand justice and fairness? Special Guest Preet Bharara, a former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, j...

What’s the right age to give a kid a smartphone? There’s no simple answer to this question, but guidelines we can bear in mind when kids - at increasi...

Schools out! Now what? Dr. Lisa and Reena take a look back at the highlights of Season Three - from key topics to informative guests to the launch of ...

While summer is a great time to be more laid back, a parent writes in asking whether kids should really have less structure in the summer. Dr. Lisa an...

It can be hard to get your kids to be self-starters. How do we motivate kids to do the things they don't want to do? Dr. Lisa explains that there are ...

With online betting now legal in most states, sports coverage is increasingly saturated with commentary focussed on betting and ads for gambling apps....

Why are kids mean to their siblings? Dr. Lisa unpacks the dynamics behind sibling conflict and takes us inside the mind of older siblings. The convers...

Why do young people engage in self-harm? A mother writes in asking for advice on how to respond when her daughter cuts herself. Dr. Lisa unpacks why a...

What’s the best way for parents to respond when their high school senior wants to spend every waking minute with friends? A mom writes in asking if it...

When should parents limit - or even forbid - the use of TikTok? Dr. Lisa and Reena take a deep dive into the upsides and downsides of social media and...

Dr. Lisa and Reena welcome special guest Dr. Laurence Steinberg, Professor of Psychology at Temple University, to celebrate the publication of his lat...

Does it always make sense for students to enroll in college immediately after high school? Dr. Lisa and Reena discuss when and why parents might want ...

From not getting into a desired college to not making a team - how do we help kids process unfairness? A dad writes in asking for help when his high s...

How do you know if your child has a gaming addiction? A mom writes in worried about her son who used gaming to connect with friends during the pandemi...

Parents seeking professional support for their kids often run into a confusing array of therapies to choose from. In this episode, Dr. Lisa provides a...

What’s the difference between real and faux self-care? Dr. Pooja Lakshmin helps us rethink what it means to care for ourselves and answers listeners' ...

How should you respond when your kids are mean to you? What’s age appropriate behavior and what should not be tolerated? Dr. Lisa and Reena unpack why...

Preparing for life after high school is about more than just getting into college - it’s also about having the ability to operate independently. A par...

Dr. Lisa’s new book The Emotional Lives of Teenagers is officially out today in print and audio book.  In this episode Lisa and Reena discuss Lisa’s ...

Parents should view sexual development as a facet of overall healthy development, but that's not always easy to do. Dr. Lisa and Reena unpack the conc...

How should a parent respond to a kid who seems to complain all the time? Dr. Lisa explains why complaints, though often tedious to listen to, can actu...

A teen confides to her mother that she is gay but doesn’t want her dad to know. Her mother writes the Ask Lisa podcast with several questions: How can...

Vaping has become a growing concern for many parents of tweens and teens. What can adults do to steer kids clear of it, and what should we do to help ...

A parent writes in that her teen sent a group text to his classmates that contained racial and homophobic slurs about another kid. He thought he was b...

Is it normal for my teen son to not want to talk to me? That’s the question we tackle this week. Dr. Lisa explains that it can feel like a personal re...

We all want to start the New Year feeling our best, but that's a tall order for the many parents who feel mentally and physically exhausted. In respon...

The holidays can usher in a focus on spending and consumerism. How do we instill healthy values in our kids, make sure that they appreciate what reall...

Having friendships with families where the kids and adults love hanging out can be wonderful. But what happens when the kids’ relationships sour or th...