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On each Growing Connected podcast, husband and wife team Dr. Jeffrey Olrick and Amy Olrick discuss a listener-submitted question, exploring what the intersection of child development science...

Today we’re discussing two questions sent in from a mom, and we suspect that most parents can relate to the first one—how do we deal with th...

In this episode, we’re discussing a question from a mom wondering how to help her husband relate to their tween girl. We talk about dads and...

In this episode, we’re discussing a question about a 13-year-old struggling with anxiety. Fortunately, anxiety is one of the most treatable...

Anyone else ever disagree with your partner over a parenting issue? We don’t think it’s just us, and we’ve seen how these disagreements can...

The tween and teen years can bring with them unexpected joy, as well as to-be-expected ups and downs. In this episode, we talk about emotion...

This season, we’re talking about raising tweens and teens, discussing parents’ questions, and exploring how science and faith come together...

All of our relationships with our kids will have moments of pain and disconnection. We build our children's security when we face those disc...

Painful experiences can be confusing and overwhelming for kids, but we can enter into hard moments in ways that grow them in wisdom and matu...

Comfort is our human need to be seen and held in the midst of our pain. And the research is clear that when we pause to see and sit with our...

We all want to protect our kids from dangerous things, but too much protection can leave our children feeling unsure of themselves and afrai...

We all want our children to be able to go out into the world to discover and learn. But sometimes we give them limits because there are thin...

All kids are born into the world with the instinct to learn, explore, and figure things out, which means childhood is full of big bumps and...

In his work as an attachment researcher, Dr. Jeffrey Olrick has identified six things our kids need as they grow and develop—delight, suppor...

As parents and families face increasing pressure and mental health strain, Dr. Jeffrey Olrick and Amy Olrick share how science and faith com...

Most families deal with bedtime struggles at some point or another. In this episode, we discuss why kids are wired to be scared of the dark...

In today’s episode, a mom wonders how to get her children to help her with chores. We talk about surprising ways to encourage kids to help f...

This week's question is about a sometimes-too-familiar subject: sibling rivalry. We discuss how to help kids learn to negotiate their differ...

In this episode, we hear from a mom concerned about her son’s desire to be a professional YouTuber. We discuss how situations like this can...

In this episode, we consider a question from a mom with a 4-year-old daughter who demands constant attention, discussing how to help manage...

In this episode of the Growing Connected podcast, we consider a question from a mom who is worried about her young son’s outbursts of temper...

We’re embarking on this podcast at a very particular time in history, when families are dealing with so many hard things. So we want to begi...

On each Growing Connected podcast, husband and wife team Dr. Jeffrey Olrick and Amy Olrick discuss a listener-submitted question, exploring...