Perfectly Imperfect Parenting

Relationships

Love and Loss During a Pandemic

Bobbi Wegner Psy.D. on November 19, 2020

Coping with everyday loss feels brutal during a pandemic. How to hold sadness and beauty at the same time this holiday season.

Coping with everyday loss feels brutal during a pandemic. How to hold sadness and beauty at the same time this holiday season.

Career

Forget Homeschooling, Add Pleasure, and Help Others

Bobbi Wegner Psy.D. on March 29, 2020

I am grateful I don't have Covid, but parenting during corona is driving me to the brink. Letting go of some responsibility can make a big difference.

I am grateful I don't have Covid, but parenting during corona is driving me to the brink. Letting go of some responsibility can make a big difference.

Coronavirus Disease 2019

An Unanticipated Antidote to Family Modernity?

Bobbi Wegner Psy.D. on March 14, 2020

Social distancing is more than just staying safe from Covid-19. It unexpectedly stripped coping. How to manage undistracted family time together.

Social distancing is more than just staying safe from Covid-19. It unexpectedly stripped coping. How to manage undistracted family time together.

Parenting

Unleashing the Python in Parenthood

Bobbi Wegner Psy.D. on February 14, 2020

Has your eroticism died since having kids? A few tweaks of the mind can make a huge change.

Has your eroticism died since having kids? A few tweaks of the mind can make a huge change.

Sex

Monster Slippers, Minecraft, and Porn

Bobbi Wegner Psy.D. on January 28, 2020

Parents of tweens must contend with the fact that the average age of first exposure to porn is 11.

Parents of tweens must contend with the fact that the average age of first exposure to porn is 11.

Career

Just Breathe

Bobbi Wegner Psy.D. on October 8, 2019

Working and parenting is hard, and sometimes feels like a lose-lose proposition.

Working and parenting is hard, and sometimes feels like a lose-lose proposition.

Parenting

The Push and Pull Between Parent and Self

Bobbi Wegner Psy.D. on September 3, 2019

Even when all of life’s factors are perfectly stacked, there is loss and longing for a parent.

Even when all of life’s factors are perfectly stacked, there is loss and longing for a parent.

Parenting

I Blew It

Bobbi Wegner Psy.D. on August 13, 2019

Natural consequences make perfect sense as a learning tool for kids. What should parents do if they mess up and the natural consequences sideline their child?

Natural consequences make perfect sense as a learning tool for kids. What should parents do if they mess up and the natural consequences sideline their child?

Parenting

Parenting Precipice

Bobbi Wegner Psy.D. on May 6, 2019

Noticing and observing the lulls of parenthood before a big change.

Noticing and observing the lulls of parenthood before a big change.

Relationships

Something to Consider This Valentine's Day

Bobbi Wegner Psy.D. on February 4, 2019

Hoping for the perfect Valentine's Day? Maybe you should find time for yourself.

Hoping for the perfect Valentine's Day? Maybe you should find time for yourself.

Stress

Want Your Kids to Have Happy Holidays Now and as Adults?

Bobbi Wegner Psy.D. on December 11, 2018

Are the holidays, Santa, and all that comes along with December burning you out? A few small tweaks can make a big difference.

Are the holidays, Santa, and all that comes along with December burning you out? A few small tweaks can make a big difference.

Trauma

How Much Should I Talk to My Kid about Political Issues?

Bobbi Wegner Psy.D. on October 12, 2018

Should I talk to my kid about difficult news events? A short conversation can make a huge impact.

Should I talk to my kid about difficult news events? A short conversation can make a huge impact.

Anxiety

August: The Unfortunate and Feisty Slide Back to School

Bobbi Wegner Psy.D. on August 1, 2018

"I am bored." "Can I use the iPad?" How to manage the often irritable days as back-to-school approaches.

"I am bored." "Can I use the iPad?" How to manage the often irritable days as back-to-school approaches.

Child Development

What to Do When Your Kid Is Scared of the Dark

Bobbi Wegner Psy.D. on July 5, 2018

Worn out from your little one getting up in the middle of the night? Here's what a child psychologist would say.

Worn out from your little one getting up in the middle of the night? Here's what a child psychologist would say.

Parenting

Utah Passes the Nation's First Free-Range Parenting Law

Bobbi Wegner Psy.D. on April 2, 2018

Utah passed the first free-range parenting law in the nation! A psychologist-mom is hopeful.

Utah passed the first free-range parenting law in the nation! A psychologist-mom is hopeful.

Gender

Believe in Gender Equality? Moms - We Need You to Coach.

Bobbi Wegner Psy.D. on March 28, 2018

You want to model gender equity for your little boys and girls? Well, dust off that baseball glove.

You want to model gender equity for your little boys and girls? Well, dust off that baseball glove.

Parenting

My Seven-Year-Old Jerk

Bobbi Wegner Psy.D. on March 16, 2018

Is your elementary-age kid being a complete jerk? Don't worry: It's not you, or them. It's normal development.

Is your elementary-age kid being a complete jerk? Don't worry: It's not you, or them. It's normal development.

Parenting

Parenting in the Age of Harvey Weinstein

Bobbi Wegner Psy.D. on March 1, 2018

Feeling lost about how to talk with your young kids about sexual harassment and all the recent news? It doesn't have to be as intimidating as you imagine.

Feeling lost about how to talk with your young kids about sexual harassment and all the recent news? It doesn't have to be as intimidating as you imagine.