Parenting Archives - Experience Life

A mother and daughter are both on devices.

- Family/Friends -

4 Ways to Help Kids Change Their Cellphone Habits

By Helen Martineau

Are your children glued to their smartphones? Here are a few ways to help them reclaim their time and focus.

- Family/Friends -

NATURAL MENTAL HEALTH: How to Support Anxious Teens

By Henry Emmons, MD

Many doctors prescribe medication for teen anxiety, but an integrative developmental and behavioral pediatrician offers these natural therapies.

A child draws angry faces on a piece of paper.

- Stress Relief -

How to Help Children Handle the Stress of Coronavirus

By Michael Dregni

Four experts weigh in on child and family behavior amid the global pandemic.

- Family/Friends -

How Big Tobacco Hooked Kids on Sugary Drinks

By Michael Dregni

Corporate campaigns targeted kids and helped to create our obesity crisis.

- Fitness Tips -

Are Kids’ Sports Becoming Too Competitive?

By Chris Ballard

Many children simply don’t have fun playing sports anymore. Here’s a plan to reverse the “adultification” of youth athletics.

- Brain/Mental Health -

Greener Childhood, Happier Adulthood

By Heidi Wachter

Access to green space during childhood may lower the incidence of mental-health issues later on, according to a recent study.

Mom on couch with basket of laundry and two children

- Stress Relief -

Do Women Experience More Stress Than Men?

By Michael Dregni

The stress gap between men and women may be growing, according to recent research. Here are three ways to manage stress — for everyone.

Soapy hands in a bath make a heart shape.

- Coming Clean -

COMING CLEAN: Mom Needs a Timeout

By Courtney Lewis Opdahl

We all need a break to recalibrate. How I’m using my timeouts for self-care.

- Environmental Health -

How Can I Raise My Kids to Be Ecoconscious?

By Jon Spayde

It's important to model best practices — and make it fun!

- Family/Friends -

Should You Co-Sleep With Your Baby?

By Sheila Mulrooney Eldred

Most people around the world share their beds with an infant. If you choose to do this, James McKenna, PhD, offers some tips to be as safe as possible.

- Food Culture -

4 Steps to Better Family Meals

By Michael Dregni

There are numerous benefits to eating together as a family. Here are some tips to make it happen.

- Digital Detox -

Just Say No to Children’s Screen Time

By Michael Dregni

Why Silicon Valley tech execs limit their own children's screen time.

- Hormones -

What No One Tells You About Becoming a Mother: A Q&A With Alexandra Sacks, MD

By Courtney Lewis Opdahl

The reproductive psychiatrist who is popularizing the term “matrescence” shares how we can have a more honest conversation about the emotional challenges of motherhood.