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3 Top Tips for Raising a Kind Child: Realistic Ideas for Parents
{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 …
Resources That Will Change Your Parenting Game for the Better
Here at our house, this is the last full week of summer! All you parents out there probably know that bittersweet feeling that comes along …
Beyond Our Own Front Door: What We Can Learn from a Multicultural View of Parenting
In the current atmosphere of parenting it's easy to feel overwhelmed by questions and worries. It seems that many parenting decisions have …
Does Having Children Make You Happier?
This may seem like a controversial question to some people. Of course, you love your children and cannot imagine your life without …
A Thoughtful Alternative to Elf on the Shelf that Will Teach Your Kids Lifelong Lessons
{Looking for an Elf on the Shelf alternative that teaches positive lessons? Some ideas to consider that focus on kindness} As parents, I …
Parent-Child Relationship and the Link to Self-Control
In my latest post on Notes on Parenting, I discuss research that illustrates the important link between a close, mutually responsive …
Little Boys Need Help with Big Emotions
If you are a parent of a young boy you know that, despite the cultural stereotypes, boys feel strong emotions just as much as girls. …
“Day Dreaming” Among Students May Not be All Bad
As school begins across the country, you may remember back on your own days as a student. I bet many of us recall sitting in class and our …