Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting

Raising kids can be a bumpy, stressful, and uncertain process – which is why Dr. Lisa Damour is here to help. The author of bestsellers Untangled, Under Pressure, and The Emotional Lives of Teenagers brings her sane, informed, and practical perspective to your timely and timeless parenting questions. Co-host and journalist Reena Ninan, a former White House and foreign correspondent, gets the answers parents need. In each episode, Dr. Lisa and Reena blend expert knowledge with their experience and struggles as parents themselves to tackle real-life questions sent in by listeners.

Kids & Family
Parenting
Mental Health
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170: How Should I Deal with My Angry, Disrespec...
28 min
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169: How Do We Move Our Family Without Damaging...
30 min
3
168: Teens and Sleep, with Journalist & Author ...
33 min
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167: Weed's Legal. How Do I Talk With My Teen A...
31 min
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166: My Kid Is Being Bullied. What Should I Do?
30 min
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165: How Do I Support my Heartbroken Son?
30 min
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164: Why Is My Kid Hooked on Luxury Skin Care?
29 min
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163: Encore: My Kid Looked at Porn. What Should...
28 min
9
162: How Do I Talk with My Teen about Fentanyl?
31 min
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161: How Do I Get my Teens to Want to Spend Tim...
24 min
11
160: Can I Require my Teen to Be on Birth Control?
29 min
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159: Should I Worry That My Teen Is So Introver...
25 min
13
158: Practical Optimism with Dr. Sue Varma
34 min
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157: My Kid Has Diagnosed Herself on TikTok. Wh...
27 min
15
156: Is There a Gentle Way to Drop a Friend?
26 min
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155: Should I Be Worried that My Son Is Obsesse...
26 min
17
154: The 5 Principles of Parenting: with Dr. Al...
42 min
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153: Encore: How Do We Help Kids Through Divorce?
29 min
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152: Will Social Media Harm My Kid?
26 min
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151: How Do I Find Balance in 2024?
29 min
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150: Encore: How Do I Get My Son to Stop Pickin...
28 min
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149: Encore: Should I Bribe My Kid?
26 min
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148: What Should I Do With Dicey Information Ab...
24 min
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147: Girls Are Harassing My Son. What Should I Do?
31 min
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146: What's the Best Way to Help a Kid with ADHD?
25 min