
Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting
Hosted by Reena Ninan and Lisa Damour and Dr Lisa Damour · Dr. Lisa Damour
4.7from 806 ratings
- 295
- Episodes
- 93
- Transcribed
- 806
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 349K
- YouTube views
About Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting
Parenting a tween or teen? Buckle up. Ask Lisa: Untangling Family Life tackles the questions that keep parents up at night — academics, friendships, mental health, screens, meltdowns, and more. Every week, psychologist Lisa Damour teams up with a different expert to answer a real parent's real question — no fluff, no judgment, just practical, evidence-based advice you can actually use. Dr. Damour and her colleagues also turn their attention to the emotional rollercoaster of raising kids — the moments that leave you feeling uneasy, overwhelmed, or just plain alone. You don't have to have it all figured out. You just have to hit play. Keywords: ask lisa podcast, dr. lisa damour, psychology, parenting, podcast, teens, tweens, parenting teens, parenting tweens, teen parenting, tween parenting, parenting tips, parenting advice, positive parenting, parenting podcast, teen behavior, tween challenges, raising tweens, raising teens, parenting hacks, parenting help, family dynamics, kids podcast, mental health, teen mental health, attachment styles, emotional intelligence
- Publisher
- Dr. Lisa Damour
- Category
- health & fitness · kids & family
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 24 Aug 2020
- Latest episode
- 22 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
93 of 295 episodes have a transcript.

22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
290: How to Prevent Failure to Launch | Dr. Mark McConville

15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
289: Signs Your Teen is Heading Towards an Eating Disorder | Dr. Kelly Bhatnagar

8 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
288: How Do I Help My Disorganized Teen?
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290: How to Prevent Failure to Launch | Dr. Mark McConville
Published 22 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And he has this wonderful questionnaire that he's given to tens of thousands of young people between the ages of 18 and 30 from around the world. And one of the questions is, I feel like an adult. And then he gives the five-point scale. Hardly ever. Some of the time. Half of the time. Much of the time. Most of the time. And this is probably my favorite statistic in all of behavioral science. It's not until 26 and a half years old that half of his subjects reported feeling like an adult half of the time. That's such a great yardstick of where your kid should be no matter what. That's right. So this kid's got a lot of room to grow. […]
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- Dr Mark McConville
- Dr Kelly Bhatnagar
- Dr Tori Cordiano
- Tovah Klein
- Sue Varma
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- 349,027
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- 4.7 / 5
- 806 ratings
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- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 99
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Who hosts Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting?
Reena Ninan and Lisa Damour and Dr Lisa Damour host the show. Published by Dr. Lisa Damour.
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