# critical things (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover critical things. Page: Feed: --- ## [How to Respond When Another Child Hits Your Toddler](https://parentingwithpsychology.substack.com/p/how-to-respond-when-another-child-193) _2026-08-19 · Dr. Lindsay Emmerson · Parenting With Psychology with Dr. Lindsay Emmerson_ When another child hits your toddler, the instinct to snap at the other kid — or tell your own child to hit back — is completely understandable. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211865230/7eca93140c0f6c731f366a30c68f7ebf.mp3) ## [What I actually brag about](https://parentingwithpsychology.substack.com/p/what-i-actually-brag-about) _2026-08-18 · Parenting With Psychology with Dr. Lindsay Emmerson_ Not grades. Not sports. This is the thing I can't stop telling people. ## [How to Respond When Another Kid Takes Your Toddler's Toy](https://parentingwithpsychology.substack.com/p/how-to-respond-when-another-kid-takes-your-toddlers-toy) _2026-08-12 · Dr. Lindsay Emmerson · Parenting With Psychology with Dr. Lindsay Emmerson_ Watching another child take your toddler's toy and the other parent not stepping in — is one of the most helpless-feeling moments in parenting. Here's exactly what to do. ## [What I caught myself about to do](https://parentingwithpsychology.substack.com/p/what-i-caught-myself-about-to-do) _2026-08-10 · Parenting With Psychology with Dr. Lindsay Emmerson_ A quiet moment at pickup nearly turned into the exact thing I tell parents not to do. ## [One key mistake parents of teenagers are making and why it backfires](https://parentingwithpsychology.substack.com/p/one-key-mistake-parents-of-teenagers) _2026-08-08 · Dr. Lindsay Emmerson · Parenting With Psychology with Dr. Lindsay Emmerson_ There’s a critical mistake parents make in the teen years that costs them the relationship without them ever realizing it. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210300132/a54a84957eab08aafa68b0373cffd952.mp3) ## [How to Respond When Your Toddler Keeps Hitting Other Kids](https://parentingwithpsychology.substack.com/p/how-to-respond-when-your-toddler-keeps-hitting-other-kids) _2026-08-05 · Dr. Lindsay Emmerson · Parenting With Psychology with Dr. Lindsay Emmerson_ Repeated hitting isn't a discipline failure, it's a developmental stage most toddlers pass through. Here's the 5-step method that actually stops it. ## [Fred Rogers or Carl Rogers?](https://parentingwithpsychology.substack.com/p/fred-rogers-or-carl-rogers) _2026-08-03 · Dr. Lindsay Emmerson · Parenting With Psychology with Dr. Lindsay Emmerson_ Two men who shaped how I think about being with my kids — and they're not who you'd expect together.