Blog - Modern Parenting Solutions

This is the complete archive of the Modern Parenting blog posts that I’ve written over the past several years. On average, I post a new article about every other week.

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How To Plan For Your Next Parenting Chapter

Modern Parenting is all about transitioning from one chapter to the next. As much as you might want to, you just can’t stop change....

Family Transitions and Taking Breaks

Recently, my Modern Family went through a major transition. My youngest child moved away to college! Wow! I can’t believe that I’m...

Are You Being Your Child’s Parent…or Their Roommate?

Recently, there seems to be a new trend popping up with my adolescent and teen clients that I see in my Southern California private...

How I Became A Modern Parenting Expert

NOTE: I'm in the middle of writing my Modern Parenting book, where I share my personal experience with the events that happened to...

The Top Modern Parenting Trends of 2019

As a child psychologist and a Modern Parenting Expert, I’ve worked with parents a lot over the years, and I’ve noticed a slight...

Considering Giving Your Child a Cell Phone This Christmas? Make Sure Your Child Has Met These Milestones First

There are so many benefits to allowing your child to have their own cell phone, and Christmas provides a great opportunity to...

How Smart Modern Parents Make The Holidays Special For Their Families

It doesn’t matter what your Modern Family looks like - traditional, divorced, same sex parents, single parent, or something totally...

How To Help Your Child Overcome Their Fear of Failure

We want our kids to confidently take part in activities that bring them joy and make them an interesting person, but some kids get...

How To Have Difficult Conversations With Your Teen So That You Get Your Point Across And Create a Close Parent-Child Bond

In my experience, one of the trickiest skills for a parent to develop is the skill of communicating an important message to their...

How To Predict Your Child’s Future

One of the most frustrating things for any Modern Parent is that there is no way of knowing definitively if their child...

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Change Your Child’s Behavior (Based on Scientific Research)

Do you know that behavior change is a natural process? That many kids and adults undergo difficult behavior changes all the time -...

Why Your Child Craves Sweets When They’re Using Their Willpower Muscle (And What To Feed Them Instead of Sweets For Maximum Performance)

Ever notice how your child will crave sweet snacks during situations that require lots of self-control? Maybe your child...

All You Need To Know About Willpower (And It’s Enemy, Resistance)

Willpower. Self-control. Grit. Perseverance. These concepts all pretty much mean the same thing. They all refer to the...

Fundamentals of Achieving Mastery

What exactly is mastery, and why is this concept important for the Modern Kid’s successful future academic life, career,...

Solving The Top 5 Holiday Modern Parenting Challenges

It’s that time of year when Modern Parents turn their focus from kids, work, and family schedules to the holidays...and...

Find Interests

Help your child find their passions and interests. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7I9b84_v4I&t=6s Are...

Update on My Modern Family

One of the things that I absolutely believe - and science is beginning to back this up - is that nontraditional families...

Four Signs Your Teen Is Avoiding Adulthood

A recent scientific analysis of seven large surveys identified what Modern Parents have suspected for a long time now - that Modern...

The Easiest Way to Help Your Child Turn Negative Thoughts Into Positive Ones

So many kids allow themselves to miss out on life because they let worry thoughts get in the way. If your child is predisposed to...

Make Your After School Routine Work Using This Research-Backed Technique

It’s the start of a brand new school year, so help your child succeed this year by creating an after school homework and chore...

UnSelfie: The Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World

Unselfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World Print | eBook | Audiobook “In today’s world, empathy equals success, and it’s what I call the Empathy Advantage that will give our children the edge they need to live meaningful, productive, and happy...