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Far from being mean, helping your child curb their excessive talking is part of preparing them for the world, where nobody will listen to a nonstop talker! Parents.com's Ask Your Mom advice columnist, Emily Edlynn, Ph.D., shares strategies to help quiet the chatter.

As normal as separation anxiety is in young children, it's painful for parent and child to experience. Parents.com's Ask Your Mom advice columnist, Emily Edlynn, Ph.D., shares strategies that can help ease the anxiety.

A child's problem behaviors signal other problems that need to be better understood before the behaviors will change. Parents.com's Ask Your Mom advice columnist, Emily Edlynn, Ph.D., says that consistent household rules and a focus on the positive can help the other children stay on a positive track.

There is no such thing as a one size fits all parenting style, and our parenting choices represent important parts of our identities. Parents.com's 'Ask Your Mom' advice columnist, Emily Edlynn, Ph.D., shares how to explain that different families have different rules, and your rules are based on what you believe is best.

Social distancing at home during coronavirus with partners and children is a stress test for the family unit that can overwhelm our coping resources. Parents.com's 'Ask Your Mom' advice columnist, Emily Edlynn, Ph.D., explains how to support your most important relationships during this time.

Children who are already anxious are more likely to feel worried and fearful about COVID-19, but parents can make a big difference in helping children feel safe.

Parents.com's 'Ask Your Mom' advice columnist, Emily Edlynn, Ph.D., explains how compromise and awareness of your child's developing friendships can help you find a balance between keeping up and keeping rules.

Parents.com's 'Ask Your Mom' advice columnist weighs in on how to create a healthy grandparent-grandchild relationship when you fear their actions may negatively affect your kids.

Every parent’s rules around “dating” are different, so what happens when they collide? Parents.com’s ‘Ask Your Mom’ advice columnist Emily Edlynn, Ph.D. weighs in on how to stay out of another family’s relationships while still teaching honesty and respect for family rules.

Parents.com’s ‘Ask Your Mom’ advice columnist, Emily Edlynn, Ph.D., weighs in on exposing children to diversity and keeping our own biases in check as parents when it comes to raising a compassionate child with empathy.

Parents.com's 'Ask Your Mom' advice columnist, Emily Edlynn, Ph.D., helps you navigate what to do when your child explores her language in the most unscripted way.

Parents.com's 'Ask Your Mom' advice columnist, Emily Edlynn, Ph.D., explains when to take advantage and go on that vacation, and when school should come first.