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Welcome to The Thoughtful Parent!
Welcome!This blog is devoted to sharing research-based parenting and child development information with average folks out there who do not …
Educational (and Fun) Summer Activities
Summertime is fast approaching so in preparation, parent educator Maggie Macaulay from Whole Hearted Parenting is doing a blog series ideas …
Affluence as a Risk Factor
Although poverty is a well-documented risk factor for children at a variety of level, affluence (and the parenting approaches sometimes …
Naughty and Nice: The Origins of Compassion
With the holiday season upon us, I'm thinking about compassion today. As parents, most of want to instill an understanding of compassion and …
When Do Babies Become Social?
As a parent you will probably never forget that moment, when your baby was around six weeks old, when he or she smiled at you for the first …
Book Review: How to Keep Your Helicopter
If you have been reading for awhile, you know that I occasionally do book reviews. In the past, I have done reviews of child development …
Targeting Children with Treats
I thought this infographic was important to share. It's enlightening and a little scary to see how advertisers target our children. Good to …
Book Review: A Lethal Inheritance
I recently had the opportunity to read Victoria Costello's new book, A Lethal Inheritance: A Mother Uncovers the Science behind Three …