Sneak peek: A few holiday tips for parents to help you and your kids enjoy the season. The holiday season is upon us and if you are a …
Parenting Research
Top Parenting Books from 2020 to Help You Restart for the New Year
{Some excellent new parenting books that emerged in 2020 to help you meet your parenting goals} With each new year, we begin our …
Best Advice for New Parents: Lead with Your Heart {but keep your mind open}
Sneak peek: Many folks claim to have advice for new parents on any given parenting topic but it's hard to sort through all the voices. Let's …
Will Co-Sleeping with My Kids Ruin My Marriage? Research-Based Answers
Sneak peek: Does co-sleeping have an effect on marriage? Can co-sleeping ruin your marriage? This issue is a common question among parents. …
What is Your Child Rearing Philosophy?
{Sometimes we get so busy with our daily lives as parents we don't consider what our child-rearing philosophy really is? Is our main goal of …
Executive Functioning Skills: The New Research that Convinced Me to be a Soccer Mom Dropout
Sneak peek: How new research on play and executive function in kids made me feel better about being a soccer mom dropout. My oldest son …
The 13 Top Parenting Books for Research-Based Guidance
{Some of the top parenting books that I've found to provide real, useful research-based guidance. When facing parenting struggles, turn to …
3 Important Parenting Lessons that Child Development Books Didn’t Teach Me (but my kids did)
{Child development books can teach many parenting lessons. However, sometimes just observing and reflecting on our own child's behavior is …
7 Ways to Teach Your Child About Kindness
I'm thrilled to feature Alexandra Eidens, founder of Big Life Journal, as a guest writer this week. She is a mom and expert in helping …