Parents, You’ve Been Lied to About Discipline. Let’s Bust the Three Most Common Myths.
Your understanding of discipline may be hurting your family. Here are the 3 biggest lies parents are told.
October 26, 2022
Your understanding of discipline may be hurting your family. Here are the 3 biggest lies parents are told.
Discipline is hard for any parent. See my advice for this mom of four.
Too many parents blame themselves for their toddlers having tantrums. Stop doing this.
Giving our children more choices could ultimately improve their behavior.
Your child may be on her screen more during this time. Don’t add to your stress. Give yourself time to navigate this new territory in real life and online.
Temper tantrums and behavioral issues are no walk in the park. Understand these 3 parenting dilemmas and handle tantrums with ease!
Technology and screen time is quickly becoming a risk to our children’s mental health. Wondering if your rules are too strict? Read this first.
Pediatricians say that the best toys you can buy your child are not screens—they’re real toys. Here are my top picks for the season.
60 percent of fathers don’t feel like they’re doing a great job of parenting. Read these three affirmations for a little encouragement; you deserve it.
Our relationships with our bodies and self-worth can have a huge effect on our children. Here’s how to live healthier AND stay a positive role model.
If exposing your baby to screens — know the risks first. The psychological and neurodevelopment of our babies is serious business.
Dr. Meg’s chats with Crystal Paine, the “Money Saving Mom” blogger, helps you tell perfect, “GOODBYE!” and build up self-esteem in the process.
Dr. Meg explains how parents can better understand the developmental needs of boys throughout their maturity— noted psychologist, Dr. Leonard Sax weighs in.
Allowing your child to bring a cell phone to school does their performance and success a disservice. Dr. Meg Meeker explains why schools should be screen-free.
Sometimes, it’s hard for parents to see that the anger in their children may be a result of them being neglected or overparented, here’s how to change that.
In relationships, it’s important to reciprocate. Here’s my story of un-ending grace and how you can achieve the same.
Parents often feel like performers for their kids, answering their every want and need. This Christmas, here’s a gift better than any you’d find in a store.
When it comes to your child’s education, is quality or proximity more important? Dr. Meg weighs in on this popular issue.
To raise strong, successful, emotionally-intelligent young men, you need to follow these rules as a parent.
Self-willed kids are a struggle, and a gift. These five tips will help you develop their strengths without losing control.
If you worry that your child is more than just defiant and has a behavioral issue, answer these questions.
Does it feel like your kids are out to destroy your life? Use these eight tips to take back control for good.
Ask Dr. Meg: real questions, real answers. If you’d like to ask me a question, leave a comment on this blog post and I’ll do everything I can to get to it!
Ask Dr. Meg: real questions, real answers. If you’d like to ask me a question, leave a comment on this blog post and I’ll do everything I can to get to it!
Ask Dr. Meg: real questions, real answers. If you’d like to ask me a question, leave a comment on this blog post and I’ll do everything I can to get to it!
Today’s post is a second follow-up to my original post last week about birth control, religion, and ethics.
News anchor Jennifer Livingston made the news herself last week, as a video of her went viral online.
Oral, injectable contraceptives and Plan B are now staples in the nurses’ offices at 13 NYC public schools. The pills are part of CATCH, Connecting
We weren’t born to be mothers who are thin, rich, smart, who drive a lot, buy our kids great clothes, or get them into good colleges.
Every boy possesses a moral code from the time he is very young. He looks to you—Mom and Dad—to help him adhere to that code.
In the midst the recent glorious medley of Olympic achievements, one upset involving 11-year-old Harper Gruzins is juxtaposed in a peculiar and unnerving manner
There is a craze erupting among some parents of young children in the U.S. Some are hosting “chickenpox parties.” The idea?
I want to thank all of you mothers who have been following our challenge these past two months.
We are super critical of ourselves because we heap unreasonable expectations on ourselves.
If you are a father of a daughter, I want you to know several things: The first of which is that you are your daughter’s first love.
Many of us mothers don’t know what we are good at, what we can accomplish, and what brings us real pleasure.
Dr. Meg Meeker is a global leading authority in child-father relationships. She has over 30 years of experience as a pediatrician; is the author of the bestselling book and now movie, Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters; host of the popular parenting podcast, Parenting Great Kids; TEDTalk and international speaker; and father-inclusive advocate. As an expert in the field, Dr. Meg equips dads (and those who love them) with tools and training based on extensive practical experience and research.