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Send us Fan Mail Your child gets into the car after school and says, “They’re bullying me.” Your protective instincts kick in immediately. But before you call the school, the other parent, or start imagining a classroom change, it helps to understand what bullying actually is and what it is not. In…

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Send us Fan Mail Artificial intelligence is already part of childhood. Kids encounter it through search engines, schoolwork, social media, games, recommendation algorithms, image generators, and conversational chatbots. The question for parents is no longer whether children will use AI. It is wheth…
Send us Fan Mail Last week, Dr. Kristen Cook explained why some children hold it together all day at school and then completely fall apart once they get home. In this episode, she continues the conversation and gets practical about what parents can do next. Kristen shares five things to avoid immed…
Send us Fan Mail Your child's teacher says they were wonderful all day. Twenty minutes later, they are yelling about the wrong snack, fighting with a sibling, refusing every request, or completely falling apart at home. What happened? In this episode of Mom Doc Talk, board-certified pediatrici…
Send us Fan Mail This episode is the direct continuation of Episode 93. Kristen opens by telling listeners she is continuing last week's conversation about clinginess, separation, and emotional independence, then takes the topic deeper by focusing on the parenting patterns that can unintention…
Send us Fan Mail Why does your child follow you from room to room, cry when you leave, insist you stay until they fall asleep, or suddenly struggle with separation after months of seeming independent? In this episode of Mom Doc Talk, board-certified pediatrician and mom Dr. Kristen Cook explores cl…
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever gone to bed completely exhausted, not because one major crisis happened, but because your brain had to make hundreds of small decisions all day? You remembered spirit week, signed the permission slip, scheduled appointments, ordered a birthday gift, checked homework, …
Send us Fan Mail Eye-rolling. Door slamming. Arguing. Ignoring directions. The dreaded "whatever." When children speak or behave harshly, parents often wonder whether they are raising a disrespectful child or doing something wrong. In this episode of Mom Doc Talk, board-certified pediatri…
Send us Fan Mail Why does your child lie, even when the truth seems obvious? Maybe your five-year-old insists they didn't eat the cookie while chocolate is still on their face. Maybe your eight-year-old swears they brushed their teeth when they clearly didn't. Or maybe your teenager tells…
Send us Fan Mail Divorce can bring grief, guilt, fear, financial stress, uncertainty, and deep concern about how children will be affected. Although divorce is a major family transition, it does not automatically determine a child's future emotional health. In this episode of Mom Doc Talk, bo…
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