Have you experienced your daughter’s classmate or friend as rigid or uncompromising? Maybe you avoid trying new things because it’s always a fight, or she requires others in the family to accommodate her needs. Dr. Lisa Rice and Dr. Margaux Brown discussed that a difficult temperament, an inborn trait, may be underlying this resistance, and explored ways to parent with - not against this characteristic.

Dr. Lisa Rice and Dr. Margaux Brown discussed the not-uncommon and human experience of favoring one child in the family over others. Unknowingly to the best-intended moms, this bias has consequences for the favored daughter and siblings. The hosts discussed how much of the Mothers' childhood may come into play.

Listen to Dr. Lisa Rice and Dr. Margaux Brown discussing the importance of ending well and saying goodbye. They discuss common reactions to endings and then a process for healthily saying goodbye.

Dr. Margaux Brown discovered a group text discussion on her teen’s phone where one kid said they didn’t want to be alive anymore. Listen to Dr. Lisa Rice, Dr. Vince Culotta, and Dr. Margaux Brown discuss examples of suicidal ideation, behaviors or signs to look for, why to take it seriously, and ways to ask your daughter the question, Do you want to die?