The Whole Parent Podcast

My guest today is Eli Weinstein author of "From I Do to We Do: Navigating Marriage in the Parenting Years" Link: https://link.amazon/B07hEPsMF Marriage can feel like it breaks “out of nowhere” after kids, but it usually breaks in a thousand small, exhausting moments: handoffs at bedtime, conversations that turn into schedules, and fights about chores that are really fights about being seen. I’m joined by Ellie Weinstein, licensed clinical social worker, couples therapist, and host of the Dude...

Want to ask me YOUR questions live like these parents? Join Parent Lab where we have a call like this every Friday morning: https://myparentlab.com/ If you give in to your child, are you teaching them that tantrums work? Or are you fighting a battle that never needed to happen in the first place? One of the hardest parts of parenting is figuring out when to hold a boundary and when to let something go. We're constantly told to be consistent, never give in, and stand our ground. But what happe...

What if the biggest threat to your child's development isn't screen time, social media, or even the dangers we're constantly trying to protect them from? What if it's the fact that we're not letting them do anything on their own? Today, I'm joined by Lenore Skenazy, founder of the Free-Range Kids movement, president of Let Grow, and the woman once labeled "America's Worst Mom" for letting her nine-year-old ride the New York City subway alone. We're raising what might be the most supervised ge...

Want to know if your kid is an HSK? TAKE THE QUIZ 👇 https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/66676edb5288b4a99ab96f52 Have you ever watched your child completely fall apart over something that seemed incredibly small? You said "maybe" instead of "yes." Their teacher corrected a spelling mistake. Plans changed. And suddenly, you're dealing with a full-blown meltdown. It's tempting to think your child needs to toughen up, learn to handle disappointment, or stop being such a perfectionist. But what if yo...

“You know how to do this, so why can’t you just do it?” That sentence haunts a lot of ADHD kids and the parents who are trying their best. I sit down with Kim and Penn Holderness, award-winning creators and bestselling authors, to name what’s actually missing: executive function, working memory, and the brutal reality that starting can be the hardest step. We get practical fast. We talk why chores and hygiene can feel harder than creative work, how boredom can feel like physical pain, and ho...