191: Parenting Q & A with Alyson Schafer

16 min • 28 april 2025

Q1. 4yr old insists that all the Easter candy is hers to eat. How to manage the deluge of sweets?

Q2. Adult child moved back home but spends his day gaming. A tech agreement isn’t age appropriate now. What else can we do as parents?

Q3. My daughter wants a pet but is irresponsible, so I have said no, and it’s now a fight.

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