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 …
Parenting Research
Thoughtful and Supportive First Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
Research on the Transition to Motherhood First Mother’s Day Gifts Books for New Moms Practical Gifts for First …
The Lazy Parent’s Guide to Encouraging Your Kids’ Learning This Summer
Summary: We all want to help our kids prevent the “summer slide,” but educational summer activities for kids …
Why Allowing Your Kids to be Bored is a Savvy Parenting Move
{Sneak peek: Kids being bored isn’t a bad thing! The benefits of being bored are real if we can help kids through …
What Does Child Rearing Mean to You? How Does This Impact Your Parenting Philosophy?
What are the Four Styles of Child Rearing ? This question of child rearing styles or philosophies is nothing new. For as …
How Observation Taught Me 3 Child Development Lessons You Need to Know
What Does Rearing a Child Mean? While it seems like an obvious question, child rearing is a relatively new idea. Rearing …
Parenting and Child Development: Lessons Learned from My Kids
Parenting and Child Development Lessons Rearing a child, of course, means to nurture, care for and guide a child to …
Is Finding a “Flow State” of Parenting Possible?
What is a “flow state” and can it apply to parenting? The question is: how do we get there? I …
Looking Beyond “Quality vs. Quantity” Time with Kids
As a person trained in the methodology of family science, there is nothing that bothers me more than when the media …