This is Ask Lisa, a podcast to help people understand the psychology of parenting, now in the midst of a pandemic.

Psychologist Dr. Lisa DeMore, author of two New York Times best-selling parenting books, takes your questions.

And I'm co-host, Rina Ninan, a journalist and mom of two.

Some of what we talk about comes from raising children ourselves. Most of the time, I'll be getting

answers to your parenting questions. So send your questions to ask Lisa at dr.lisademore.com.

We know getting kids to do what we need them to do can be such a

struggle. So this week we decided to present an encore episode, episode 77. I hate nagging my kids.

What else works?

Oh my gosh. Their clothes are everywhere.

We're supposed to tape this podcast.

There's dishes all over from breakfast.

Like, I told my kids, I'm not Alice Brady.

You guys got to learn what to do here.

Wait, Alice, she was the maid.

She wasn't a Brady, right?

Oh, you're right, actually.

Yeah.

I called her Brady because she felt like part of the family. Seriously. So they giggled at each other and they said,

who's Alice, Brady? Yeah, exactly. They've never watched the Brady bunch. Oh my gosh, Lisa,

I have been asking you for weeks, how do I get my kids to do these things that I hate nagging?

I hate that part of myself.

And I realize I'm not alone.

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