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 …
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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 …
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 …
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, …
“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 …
Children and Media Use (with Guest Maggie Macaulay)
I’ve recently been chatting with a great parent educator, Maggie Macaulay, and we realized we had a lot of the …
The Power of Words
There was recently a fascinating story on NPR about closing the achievement gap between high and low-income children by …
What Dory and Nemo Can Teach Us About Parenting
Summer is quickly coming to an end and ours has been a busy, enjoyable one. My boys (ages 3 and 7) are finally old …
Connecting with Kids: The Way to Win Their Hearts
When my 7-year-old started kindergarten a couple of years ago, I was struck by how different our interactions became. …