Doctor Sam

“You’ll get over it” is the most common thing parents say to a heartbroken teenager. But there is a better way.

Your child's body image is being shaped by what you say about your own body.

How you respond when you find out your teen tried drugs or alcohol will either open the door or close it... potentially for years. Most parents instinctively do the thing that closes it.

The parent who feels threatened by their own child’s success. What it does to that child is heartbreaking.

The way you handle your child’s first experience with pet loss sets the template for how they’ll process grief for the rest of their life. Here’s what parents almost always get wrong.

The most powerful character lessons your child will ever learn come from watching you in the moments you don’t think count. They always count.

Some children grow up in homes where the love was absolutely real but the words “I love you” were never spoken. And that gap doesn’t close just because the love was there.

The yelling itself isn't what does the most damage to your child... it's what happens in the hours after. Here's what actually matters.

'I'm bored' is not a problem to solve... it's one of the most developmentally important moments you can let your child experience. 💙

The kid who seems totally fine... independent, mature, never asks for anything? They may have just learned that needing people isn't safe.