“But all the other kids get to do it!”

Should you give in or stand firm when your child makes this claim? A surprising response from Harvard's child and family psychologist Richard Weissbourd.
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If “all the other kids get to do it,” should you let your child, too? Richard Weissbourd — child and family psychologist and author of The Parents We Mean to Be — suggests that the answer is anything but simple. Get his take on how and when to draw the line when your child applies peer pressure to your parenting decisions.

 

More Richard Weissbourd: Ever feel like your about to “lose it” with your kids? Here’s how to stop yourself before you do.

 

 

 

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