{Choosing age appropriate toys that your kids will actually like is not always easy. Using a few child development hints, you can choose …
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A Conversation About Children’s Mental Health
In the past week, 2 major celebrities have passed away as a result of suicide. Yet, in our country, mental illness is still considered a …
What You Need to Know about Screen Time and Play for Toddlers {plus a FREE printable chart}
Screen time for toddlers is a hot topic for parents. Parents face ridicule, guilt and pressure from family members all related to how much …
The Developmental Benefits of Dress-Up Play
{For kids, playing dress up is just fun, but child development research shows us that it has real long-term benefits. Dress-up play is a …
The 13 Best Parenting Books for Research-Based Guidance
{Some of the best parenting books that I've found to provide real, useful research-based guidance. When facing parenting struggles, turn to …
One Research-Backed Way to Diminish Toddler Tantrums
All I wanted was to walk on the treadmill for maybe...20 minutes. Is that too much to ask?I had a great plan--I would hop on the treadmill …
The Scientific Reason Why Yelling at Your Kids Doesn’t Work
Remember the last time you just "lost it" with your kids? I mean yelling, red-in-the-face...lost it. Although I've read child …
Research Reveals the Real Reason Why You’re Losing Your Temper with Your Toddler
{Losing your temper with your toddler is not something most of us would hold up as our best parenting moment, but it happens. Research …
Olympic Sports: The Parent Edition
Inspired by this story that discussed "new" winter sports, I began to think about how some days parenting young children feels like an …
