Life Kit: Parenting

This episode of NPR's Life Kit provides expert advice on how parents can have age-appropriate conversations with their children about abortion in light of recent Supreme Court decisions and media coverage.

Marielle opens with an unofficial orientation to working parenthood.

NPR's Life Kit: Parenting focuses on a specific warning sign: roughly one in eight teenagers says they have asked an AI chatbot for mental health advice instead of another person.

This episode of Life Kit features psychotherapist Denae Barahona discussing strategies for managing kid clutter, from emotional attachments to practical decluttering tips.

This episode of Life Kit provides expert guidance on car seat safety, featuring Emily Thomas from Consumer Reports.

This episode of Life Kit features licensed clinical social worker Nero Feliciano discussing how to reduce holiday stress by focusing on connection over perfection, setting realistic expectations, and using practical techniques to manage anxiety.

This episode of Life Kit explores how to communicate effectively with toddlers by understanding their developmental stage.

Higher education journalist Jeffrey Salingo challenges the obsession with prestigious colleges, arguing that fit and support matter more than brand names.

This episode explores how parents can talk to their kids about AI, covering its rapid adoption by teens, potential benefits for learning, and serious risks like mental health harms and data privacy.

This episode of Life Kit features psychologist Lisa DeMoore discussing how parents can support teens emotionally during back-to-school season.

Amanda Hess shares how pregnancy and parenting in the digital age led her to question technology's influence, from data brokers selling pregnancy info to apps creating unrealistic ideals.

Chef David Neifeld discusses how to involve kids in cooking, emphasizing connection over perfection.

This episode explores how parents can maintain friendships with child-free friends through clear communication, inclusive invitations, and creative quality time.

This episode explores how to raise children in multilingual homes, featuring insights from speech pathologists and parents.

This episode of Life Kit explores parental burnout, detailing its signs, causes like invisible labor and societal pressures, and practical solutions such as mindfulness, time audits, and building community support.

This episode explores whether parents should let their kids quit activities, featuring psychologists Crystal Lewis and Vanessa LaPointe.

This episode of Life Kit features developmental psychologist Selena Benavides discussing strategies for handling parenting challenges in public, such as tantrums and sharing conflicts.

This episode of Life Kit features host Marielle Seguera and guest Jessica Wu discussing how to create thoughtful, artful lunches for kids.

This episode of Life Kit features psychologist Lisa DeMoor discussing how parents can support Gen Z kids emotionally during back-to-school season.

This episode explores how to prepare relationships for the challenges of new parenthood, featuring experts Aaron Steinberg and Shai Porter.

Clinical psychologist Dr.

This episode explores how to maintain intimacy and connection in a romantic relationship after having a baby, addressing common challenges like decreased sex drive, exhaustion, and communication gaps.

This episode of Life Kit focuses on water safety to prevent child drownings, featuring expert Shazik Sunoda who shares statistics, personal experience, and practical tips like swim lessons, barriers, life jackets, and designating water watchers.

This episode explores the risks of 'sharenting'—parents posting about their kids online—with expert Leah Plunkett, covering identity theft, data privacy, and strategies like the holiday card rule to protect children's digital footprints.

This episode explores how to help stepfamilies grow closer, featuring NPR health correspondent Maria Godoy and experts like Patricia Papernow and Caroline Sanner.

Economist Emily Oster discusses her new book on navigating pregnancy after complications, covering topics like recurrence risks, doctor communication, and emotional support.

This episode explores needle phobia in children and adults, featuring an interview with Dr.

This episode explores the rise of teen vaping, its high addiction rates due to nicotine concentrations, and health risks like lung damage.

This episode provides a comprehensive guide for nervous parents on introducing solid foods to babies, covering topics like menu variety, early allergen introduction, choking safety, and managing picky eating.

This Life Kit episode provides practical advice for parents traveling with babies under two, featuring tips from experienced travelers.

This episode of Life Kit guides parents on talking to young kids about sex, bodies, and consent, emphasizing accurate anatomical terms, answering questions simply, and fostering openness.

This episode explores matrescence, the transformative transition to motherhood, through expert insights and personal stories.

This episode explores how to talk to teens about drugs using a harm reduction approach, moving beyond abstinence-only messaging.

Firearms are the leading cause of death for children and teens in the US, making gun safety crucial for all parents.

This episode of Life Kit provides expert advice on how to talk to children about the violence in Israel and Gaza, covering when to initiate conversations, age-appropriate approaches, and handling tough questions.

This episode of Life Kit explores the consequences of overindulging children, featuring psychologist Lauren Silvers and reporter Diana Apong.

This episode introduces 'special time,' a research-backed parenting technique involving 5-10 minutes of child-directed play daily to strengthen caregiver-child bonds and improve listening.

This episode explores how to be a supportive non-parent figure, like an auntie or uncle, in a child's life.

This episode explores how parents can reframe their view of video games from a waste of time to a valuable developmental tool for kids.

This episode of Life Kit explores the mental, emotional, and social challenges of pregnancy, featuring personal stories from host Andi Tegel and expert insights from Chelsea Conaboy, Arita Raja, and Shai.

This episode of Life Kit features psychologist Dr.

Psychologist Lisa DeMore discusses how teenage brain development creates emotional challenges and offers practical tools for parents to support teens through big emotions.

This episode explores why toddlers often reject vegetables and offers research-backed strategies to encourage healthier eating.

This episode of Terrestrials explores the intelligence and fascinating behaviors of octopuses, featuring stories like Inky's escape from an aquarium and insights from author Cy Montgomery.

This episode of Life Kit introduces Special Time, a research-backed parenting technique involving daily child-directed play to strengthen caregiver-child bonds and improve behavior.

Clinical psychologist Dr.

This episode of Life Kit helps parents financially prepare for having a baby, featuring money expert Farnoosh Tarabi.

This episode explores how to raise engaged citizens by teaching kids civics, grappling with America's hard history like slavery, and fostering tolerant disagreement.

This episode of Life Kit: Parenting provides expert advice on how to talk to children about scary news events, featuring personal stories from parents and insights from Sesame Workshop and media researchers.

Host Asma Khalid interviews author Angela Garbus about redefining mothering as essential labor and advocating for societal recognition and support.

This episode of Life Kit features executive coach Daisy Dowling discussing strategies for working parents to reclaim time and reduce overwhelm.

A pediatric infectious disease doctor at Duke University discusses the impact of the Omicron variant on children as record numbers are hospitalized.

["NPR's Life Kit: Parenting episode \"5 Tips For Transferring Colleges\" follows Alyssa Nadworny as she talks with Mia Mendoza, Bridget Jones, and Marisa Serrano about moving between schools.", "Mia Mendoza describes transferring from City College of San Francisco to San Francisco State University and then to CSU San Bernardino, where she says the fit finally clicked.", "The episode's core advice is to start early, choose a major before choosing a transfer target, and make sure credits both transfer and apply to the degree.", "It also covers transfer guides, campus fit, FAFSA, transcripts, syllabi, and asking admissions staff for help before deadlines pass."]

Life Kit host Araceli Gomez-Saldana interviews Dr.

This episode of Life Kit: Parenting discusses how to create and manage a birth plan from pregnancy to postpartum, featuring parents and birth workers.

A listener shares a creative home stair-climbing exercise routine during the pandemic.

Children of parents addicted to opioids share their painful letters to addiction at a support camp.

This episode begins with a plea for listener donations to support public radio, then transitions into a game about the word 'penis' to discuss parenting topics.

A host shares his personal story of living with undiagnosed childhood anxiety and how getting a diagnosis helped him understand his lifelong struggle.

This episode explores how parents can navigate climate change anxiety and take action for their children's future.