Welcome to Child in Bloom with Dr. Renee Mattson, long time educator, professor of teachers, parent coach, and friend in supporting you as you help children grow with confidence, connection, resilience, boundaries, and joy. You find this newsletter to be a weekly note for parents, caregivers, and educators who know raising and reinforcing children toddlers to tweens and every stage in between is the most important job on the planet.
Each week, you’ll receive practical, encouraging insights rooted in child development (across the growing years), pausitive approaches, and everyday moments that shape a child’s emotional and social growth. From building confidence and emotional regulation to encouraging curiosity, independence, and connection, every edition is designed to help children, and the adults who love and lead them, flourish.
Each issue blends research-backed strategies with real-life encouragement, exploring not only what works, but how to implement it and why it matters. Together, we’ll discover how small, intentional interactions can nurture lifelong skills, strengthen relationships, and create environments where children feel safe, capable, and supported.
I am Dr. Renee Mattson, and I believe growth isn’t about perfection. I am okay with good enough and I want you to be to, but I also know that comes with seeking little bursts of progress and when you have a concern trying something new to help make the child’s situation better. Every child blooms in their own time, and every caring adult has the opportunity to make a lasting difference through the everyday conversations, routines, and moments of connection they provide for the child.
Think of Child in Bloom as your weekly source of practical inspiration—a place to pause, reflect, and gather actionable tips that support children’s social, emotional, and developmental success at home, in the classroom, and beyond.
Free subscribers receive weekly articles filled with pausitive approaches, educator and parent encouragement, child development insights, and simple strategies to help children thrive through everyday experiences and every stage of their growing years.
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