Archive - Now What

Your Favorite Summer Reads

Plus: Can kids tell when we're just pretending to empathize?

Jul 11, 2024 •

Melinda Wenner Moyer

What Skills Do You Want Your Kids to Have?

Plus: Is is bad to give your screaming kid some space if they ask for it?

Nov 16, 2023 •

Melinda Wenner Moyer

Why Does My Kid Hit Me?

Is she a burgeoning sadist, or just a normal kid?

Apr 18, 2021 •

Melinda Wenner Moyer

The Ultimate Gift Guide for Burned Out Parents

Easy gifts for your kids and your loved ones.... and, yes, yourself!

Dec 13, 2024 •

Melinda Wenner Moyer

The One Thing I Always Say When My Kid Is Upset

And what I usually do after that.

Mar 28 •

Melinda Wenner Moyer

What to Do When Your Kid Is Rude

They went there. Now what?

Jan 30, 2024 •

Melinda Wenner Moyer

Raising Just Kids in an Unjust World

An interview with author and educator Dr. Traci Baxley

Mar 29, 2022 •

Melinda Wenner Moyer

Six Ways to Support Kids Through Transitions

Plus: I'm running a 20% off TOTAL FALL CHAOS sale this week!

Oct 22, 2024 •

Melinda Wenner Moyer

When Your Kid Says "I Hate You!"

You know (hope?) they don't mean it. But what should you do?

Dec 8, 2021 •

Melinda Wenner Moyer

"Nobody Likes Me!"

How to interpret and respond to kids' negative self-talk.

Sep 30, 2022 •

Melinda Wenner Moyer

The Fine Line Between Pushing Kids Too Much and Not Enough

How do we find the resilience-building sweet spot?

Jun 15 •

Melinda Wenner Moyer

When Kids Feel Socially Anxious

How to support kids who are struggling with the return to normal (and maybe the return to school).

Aug 3, 2021 •

Melinda Wenner Moyer

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