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Life Kit: Parenting

Life Kit: Parenting

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 Raising awesome kids takes help. NPR has science and experts to get you through the toughest parenting moments. Updated every time we have Life Kit episodes on parenting.
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  • Feeling drained? Here's how to lighten your mental load

    Feeling drained? Here's how to lighten your mental load
    Apr 21 2026
    Did you remember to pick up milk? Or reschedule that dentist appointment? Oh, and pick up cupcakes for the meeting? The never-ending tending to the never-ending to-do list is known as the mental load. Sociologist Leah Ruppanner explains how to tame the mental load in her new book, Drained: Reduce Your Mental Load to Do Less and Be More.

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    25 min
  • How to be a working parent? Lower your standards

    How to be a working parent? Lower your standards
    Apr 13 2026
    From brain fog to identity crises to complicated feelings of guilt (or relief), returning to work as a new parent can be daunting. Luckily, you don't need to navigate this transition alone. Life Kit reporter Andee Tagle talks to working parents and experts about how to balance a job, parenting and being a person all at once.

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    26 min
  • Using AI chatbots can impact your teen's mental health. Here's what to do

    Using AI chatbots can impact your teen's mental health. Here's what to do
    Apr 2 2026
    Using chatbots for emotional support can pose risks to teens' mental health. How should parents talk to their teens about using chatbots safely? And what's the best way to have those conversations without causing conflict? On this episode, NPR's Rhitu Chatterjee speaks to experts about how to support your teen's mental health and talk to them about AI.

    Life Kit's episode on helping a child at risk of suicide.
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    21 min
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