{Babies with a "difficult" temperament can sometimes pose challenges to parents as they strain our energy and patience. However, research …
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The Fascinating Reason Why You Should Care About Your Baby’s Babbling
{Is baby babbling just useless gibberish or does it aid in development? Research points to the role of parents in how infants develop …
23 Best Parenting Blogs
{As a child development writer (and mom!), I read a lot of parenting blogs. These are some of the best parenting blogs I've found to help …
The Parenting Hack We All Know (but here’s how to use it more effectively)
{We often hear that giving kids choices empowers them and helps our parenting lives go smoother. While true, offering kids choices also …
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 …
Toddlers Have Big Emotions. Insight from Research on How to Respond
{One key aspect of toddler emotional development is learning to cope with big emotions. Research gives us insight into how we can help …
Why Play is Still the Best Way to Spark Your Child’s Development
{The importance of play in child development can't be overstated. Research-backed benefits of play for children's development.} If you've …
Unbelievably Simple Summer Learning Activities that Kids Can’t Turn Down
{We all want to help our kids prevent the "summer slide" in learning, but summer learning activities don't have to be boring worksheets. A …
Research-Backed Real-Life Strategies to Discipline Toddlers without Yelling (even during quarantine)
Even under the best circumstances, parenting a toddler is challenging. Toddlers are physically very capable--they can run, climb (on …