Parenting with Research, Insight, and Love
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Toddler Development
I’m a wife, mom of two boys and a child development writer. I may have a Ph.D, but I believe the value of child development research is not in telling us what is “right” or “wrong” with our parenting, but in helping us to see our children with a new lens.
If you are looking for strategies to support your child’s development using research combined with your own innate intuition, this is the place for you.
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Easy but Powerful Ways to Connect with Your Kids
Sneak peek: Finding ways to connect with your child seems like an easy task but in reality, it can be challenging. Try these simple ideas for connecting. Do you know that feeling you get when you feel really emotionally connected with someone? Maybe it’s a friend, spouse, partner, or family member, but the feeling is …
Why You Should Bother Reading Child Development Research
Sneak peek: As parents, we base many of our decisions on intuition, so why even bother reading child development articles for parents? Why research still matters in our parenting choices A few months ago, I was struck by a report in the news about a research study that considered parents’ expectations of infants’ behavior and …
The Scientific Reason Why Yelling at Your Kids Doesn’t Work
Sneak peek: Yelling at your kids is not something any parent plans to do, but it happens from time to time. Research helps us learn why yelling doesn’t work for us or our kids. Remember the last time you just “lost it” with your kids? I mean yelling at your kids, red-in-the-face…lost it. Although I’ve read child development …
The Surprising Link Between Your Sleep Expectations and Your Baby’s Sleep
Sneak peek: We all go into parenting with expectations about our children’s behavior. How might these expectations actually influence our children’s behavior in subtle ways? The impact of parents’ newborn sleep expectations on babies’ sleep patterns. A new study released in the journal Child Development addresses an interesting issue: do moms’ thoughts and expectations (i.e., …
Why is it Important for Parents to Understand Child Development?
Summary: Why is it important for parents to understand child development? Learn how it can open our eyes to wonderful insights about our children and our parenting In response to some posts in the past, some readers have made comments along the lines of, “Duh, why do we need research to figure that out?” I …
Science Explains How Disney Princess Culture May Influence Our Children’s Behavior
Sneak peek: Disney princess culture has become a mainstay of young children’s playtime, but how does it influence our kids’ understanding of gender-stereotypical behavior? A research study about Disney princesses? Now, this is research we can really use in our daily lives as parents. As a mom of boys, I have secretly been relieved that …
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