The Scientific Reason Why Toddlers Whine (and how to lessen it)
Why Whining Happens Toddlerhood often has a reputation for being a challenging stage of parenting. This stage comes with …
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How Research Can Help Us Raise More Grateful Kids
How to Raise Grateful Children Download the Emotional Intelligence Kit Questions to Ask Kids to Foster Gratitude Grab …
Parenting and Child Development: Lessons Learned from My Kids
Parenting and Child Development Lessons Rearing a child, of course, means to nurture, care for and guide a child to …
Is Finding a “Flow State” of Parenting Possible?
What is a “flow state” and can it apply to parenting? The question is: how do we get there? I …
The Fascinating Roller Coaster of Child Development: Physical and Cognitive Growth Spurts
I’ve written about growth spurts ages several times on this blog but I keep returning to it because it’s such as …
One Simple Thing You Can Do Tonight to Help Your Child Sleep Better
As parents, we often think that a baby nighttime routine is the key to a long, peaceful sleep. Research points out a few …
Kindness Starts at Home: Cultivating Self-Compassion in Parenting
Self-compassion can help our parenting This seems obvious in some ways, but it’s so hard to practice in daily …
The 13 Top Parenting Books for Research-Based Guidance
{Some of the top parenting books that I’ve found to provide real, useful research-based guidance. When facing …
Parenting Books to Get You Through Each Phase of the Early Years
With this in mind, I’ve compiled some of the books I have relied upon in the past few years to get me through some …