In this week’s episode, I answer a listener struggling with how to best support her 7-year-old daughter, who has a friend who’s kind one day and mean the next. I dive into how we can best support our kids through difficult friendship dynamics – and I share the one thing we should NOT do if we want our kids to keep talking to us about their friendships.

Parenting requires a LOT of us, and to do it in a way that we feel good about, we have to prioritize our wellness. But how do we do this in the midst of the chaos of raising kids? In this podcast episode, Dr. Hilary talks with Dr. Brooke Kalanick -- naturopathic medicine doctor and women's hormone expert -- about finding balance in parenting, life, and our hormones.

If you're bringing a new furry family member home, you might be wondering how to support your child through the transition and give both your pet and your child the foundation for a new healthy relationship. In this podcast episode, Dr. Hilary shares 4 tips for a smooth transition.

In this week’s episode, I share the #1 negative thought pattern that I’ve seen in my work with parents. This negative thought pattern keeps parents stuck in blame and shame, makes us feel disconnected from our child, and renders it nearly impossible to parent effectively. Sounds pretty undesirable, right? Well, don’t stress – in this episode, I teach you how to identify when you’re in this negative thought spiral and how to pull yourself out of it!

In this week’s episode, I talk with Elizabeth Andreyevski, a stress coach who helps overwhelmed parents reduce their mental stress so they can respond to their kids with patience & calm. We talk about why parenting feels so stressful, and Elizabeth shares 4 proactive ways to feel less stressed & prioritize our own needs without guilt.

In this week’s episode, I answer a listener who’s struggling to know how to help her 7-year-old son when he’s angry and hitting; he’s too big for her to easily pick him up, and his behavior is frustrating for the whole family. I talk about why aggressive behaviors in our older kids can feel especially challenging – and how we can respond effectively.

This episode talks about how your relationship with your child changes (and how it stays the same!) as your child grows. You’ll learn tips for connecting with your older kid, preteen, or teenager and help you shift your mindset so that you can show up for your “bid kid” in a way that feels good for both of you.

How should parents respond when children are afraid of the dark? In this episode, Dr. Hilary shares why these fears happen and how to respond to nighttime fears and other common bedtime struggles.

There’s so much middle ground when it comes to baby sleep! And in this week’s episode, I talk with Rachael Shepherd-Ohta – certified sleep specialist and the voice behind Hey, Sleepy Baby – about exactly that. Rachael shares tips for more sleep, how to know what’s normal when it comes to babies and sleep, and when to see your pediatrician.

In this week’s episode, I answer a listener who’s wondering: How do you co-regulate with a baby? How do you implement gentle / respectful / conscious parenting with our tiniest humans? I share 5 tips to help you make sense of the many ways we’re co-regulating and building emotion regulation – literally from birth.

In this week’s episode, I share six tips to support you as you help your older child adjust to having a new sibling. I share the reasons this transition is SO hard on our older kids and how you can support them now and as their sibling grows.

In this week’s episode, I talk with fellow licensed therapist Bryana Kappadakunnel about how to get on the same page with our partners when it comes to parenting. We talk about why it can feel so triggering when our partners make parenting mistakes, how to handle it when we disagree, and the single most important thing we can do each day to get aligned with our partners around parenting.

In this week’s episode, I respond to a listener whose partner is asking these exact questions (which makes this a fantastic episode to share with anyone in your life who’s skeptical about gentle parenting!). I normalize this skepticism in the context of how most of us were raised – and I share why gentle parenting will absolutely prepare our kids for real world challenges.

In this week’s episode, I dive into why play is so important and give examples of how you can support your child’s need to explore the world through play. I talk about how to prioritize play, how to respect your child’s need to play, and how to use play to support your child during tough moments. 

In this week’s episode, I interview Bekah Groop – fellow peaceful parenting educator / content creator, mom of 3, and eating disorder survivor – on how to ditch the mealtime stress and instead teach our kids to be intuitive eaters who tune into & listen to their bodies when they eat. Bekah’s insight will have you stressing less about meals and feeling empowered to feed your child in a simpler, more joyful way.

In this week’s episode, I answer a listener who wants to know how to help her young daughter, who’s struggling on play dates. She doesn’t want her peers to play with any of her toys, and that often causes friction. I offer thoughts on how to handle these tough moments – and I also offer some perspective and thoughts about how our listener can reconnect with her older daughter.

In this week’s episode, I answer a listener who wants to know how to help her young daughter, who’s struggling on play dates. She doesn’t want her peers to play with any of her toys, and that often causes friction. I offer thoughts on how to handle these tough moments – and I also offer some perspective and thoughts about how our listener can reconnect with her older daughter.

Parents often stress over scheduling play dates & social activities for their young children. But is that really necessary? In this podcast episode, Dr. Hilary answers this question & gives an overview of children's social development, for toddlers through teens.

It can feel so confusing and frustrating when your child is a star student at school but difficult at home. In this podcast episode, Dr. Hilary unpacks this common dynamic -- why it happens and what we can do to help!

Why do siblings seemingly intentionally provoke each other? In this podcast episode, Dr. Hilary answers this question and empowers you to support your kids in these tough parenting moments.