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Friday, March 29, 2024
How to Wear Out a Hyperactive Kid

How to Wear Out a Hyperactive Kid

Photo: Tatyana Dzemileva (Shutterstock)I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but kids have a lot of energy. If they’re not running off or climbing something, they’re asking questions or wanting to be entertained, all of which can be hard to keep up with if you ever want to also do other things. But then there are…
How to Get a Compulsive Talker to Shut Up at Work

How to Get a Compulsive Talker to Shut Up at Work

Photo: Jacob Lund (Shutterstock)You’re on a Zoom call or gathered around the conference table and, once again, that one particular colleague interjects with a rambling, self-important monologue that dominates the conversation. Despite everyone’s best efforts to keep the discussion on track, this person gradually consumes the proceedings, time and again, subjecting everyone to their meandering…
How Can I Help My Child With Autism Make Friends?

How Can I Help My Child With Autism Make Friends?

Photo: Claudio Caridi (Shutterstock)Parental AdvisoryParental AdvisoryTackling your most pressing parenting dilemmas, one tantrum at a time. Email your kid-rearing questions to mwalbert@lifehacker.com with "Parental Advisory" in the subject line.Helping your child make friends in a brand new town during a pandemic would be difficult for any parent. But parents of children on the autism spectrum…
How to Support Your Transgender Child

How to Support Your Transgender Child

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If your child comes out to you as transgender, the first thing you should do as a parent is what you’ve hopefully been doing all throughout their childhood—convey your love and support for them and for who they are. Figuring out what that love and support looks and sounds like, though, is where some parents…

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