Meghan Leahy is the On Parenting columnist for The Washington Post and a certified parenting coach. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, three school-aged daughters, and her two dogs. Leahy has appeared on NPR and ABC, as well as numerous publications. Please visit Meghan at her website www.mlparentcoach.com.

IN THIS EPISODE, MEGHAN AND I DISCUSS:

• Why “expert” advice is hurting us more than it’s helping us
• The cacophony of parenting styles and what we can learn from them (and leave behind)
• Why we’re afraid our children will turn into “spoiled brats” when they don’t express gratitude and why we’re mostly mistaken
• Why you should stop counting bites at the dinner table
• How to apologize to our children and know when we’re doing it too much or need to be doing it more
• How kids feel when we set boundaries for them, and what their meltdownsafter-the-fact really mean