Parenting Outside the Lines with Meghan Leahy

Meghan Leahy is the On Parenting columnist for The Washington Post and a certified parenting coach. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, three school-aged daughters, and her two dogs. Leahy has appeared on NPR and ABC, as well as numerous publications. Please visit Meghan at her website www.mlparentcoach.com. IN THIS EPISODE, MEGHAN AND I DISCUSS: Why “expert” advice is hurting us more than it’s helping us The cacophony of parenting styles and what we can learn from them (and leave behind) Why we’re afraid our children will turn into “spoiled brats” when they don’t express gratitude and why we’re mostly mistaken Why you should stop counting bites at the dinner table How to apologize to our children and know when we’re doing it too much or need to be doing it more How kids feel when we set boundaries for them, and what their meltdownsafter-the-fact really mean