{Nurturing a kind child is a goal for most parents. Research helps us find ways to model and foster kindness in our children} We all want …
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How Breaking the Attachment Parenting “Rules” Taught Me One of the Best Lessons
{What does attachment parenting mean and how does it differ from attachment theory? A new outlook on parenting emerged as I learned the …
One Research-Backed Way to Diminish Toddler Tantrums
{Toddler tantrums are normal but very frustrating. Research helps guide us in a slightly unconventional way to handle and diminish toddler …
5 Evidenced-Backed Tips to Improve Communication with Your Child
Are you familiar with the 3 basic parenting styles: authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive? Before the media took hold of parenting …
The Parenting Book That Will Change the Way You Look at Learning
Remember that poster "All I Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten"? It lists items like: share everything, play fair, and don't …
Why Your Facebook Feed Might be Making You Feel Like a Bad Parent
{Research now shows that social comparison is a real phenomenon; it's not just in your head. Ideas for how to get past the social media …
The Scientific Reason Why Yelling at Your Kids Doesn’t Work
{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 …
Why “Soft Skills” for Students May be the Key to Solving Attention Problems
{As attention problems become more common in kids, researchers continue to understand this issue. New research points out the importance of …
4 Parenting Lessons Research Taught Us in 2016
The beginning of a new year is upon us and as usual, social media is full of "best of" and "top 10" posts. In an attempt to be a little more …