Dr. Sam Okonkwo's Episodes

Why "gentle parenting" can backfire spectacularly·Apr 24

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Why "gifted" kids often struggle as adults·Apr 13 - 24

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Why "retail therapy" actually works (sometimes)·Apr 3 - 13

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When "resilient" kids aren't actually fine·Mar 23 - 3

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Why kids lie (and when parents should worry)·Mar 13 - 23

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The myth of "learning styles" - why it won't die·Mar 13

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The "terrible twos" aren't actually at age two·Mar 13

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Birth order personality myths: what siblings really share·Mar 2 - 13

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Do "helicopter parents" actually harm their kids?·Mar 2

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Why eyewitness testimony is so convincing yet so wrong·Feb 18 - 2

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Therapy modalities: what works for whom?·Feb 15 - 18

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The science of habit formation·Feb 4

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Why we're bad at predicting what makes us happy·Jan 28

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Screen time and kids: what does the evidence actually say?·Jan 21

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The replication crisis: five years later·Jan 14

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