Short showParenting Choices Decoded

Discover the scientific truth behind the parenting choices you stress over most. This show confronts common worries like screen time and discipline with decades of research, offering surprising and forgiving insights. Learn what actually affects your child's development and let go of the rest.

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Parenting: The Confidence Paradox

Parenting: The Confidence Paradox

Why feeling like a great parent might be a bad sign.

3:12
Memory: How Our Stories Shape Kids' Pasts

Memory: How Our Stories Shape Kids' Pasts

Your childhood recollections might not be your own.

2:47
Bilingual Brains: Confusing or Cognitively Better?

Bilingual Brains: Confusing or Cognitively Better?

How speaking two languages gives your child's mind a boost.

2:55
Helicopter Parenting: Is My 'Help' Hurting?

Helicopter Parenting: Is My 'Help' Hurting?

The science behind why letting kids fail is essential.

3:00
Birth Order: The Sibling Personality Myth

Birth Order: The Sibling Personality Myth

How family position fails to shape a kid's character

3:52
Cuddling: Why affection is not spoiling

Cuddling: Why affection is not spoiling

The biological proof that babies need warmth to thrive

3:07
Roughhousing: Chaos or a Classroom for Emotions?

Roughhousing: Chaos or a Classroom for Emotions?

How wrestling with your kids builds emotional intelligence.

3:08
Sleep Training: The 5-Year Verdict

Sleep Training: The 5-Year Verdict

Tracking the real impact on childhood attachment

3:13
Parenting: The power of repair

Parenting: The power of repair

How fixing mistakes strengthens your bond

3:00
Parenting: The Joy is Worth the Chaos, Right?

Parenting: The Joy is Worth the Chaos, Right?

Why we idealize raising children, according to science.

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