Q&A: Helping a Young Child Follow Limits
Resolving Defiance and Cooperation Around Handwashing and In General
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authoritative parenting: lots of love, lots of order
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Handling Unruly 3-Year-Old Behavior the Beyond Gentle Way
Focus on Small Compliances to Prevent Big Ones from Happening and Land the Plane Like a Grown Up When They Do
Notes from My Phone: Less Eye Rolling
Note: trying a new little series I’m calling “Notes from My Phone.” Just short thoughts with hopefully actionable ideas!
Authoritative Parenting and Emotional Intelligence: the Right Thing in the Right Way at the Right Time
If we’re moving beyond gentle parenting, does it mean our children don’t learn to understand, consider, problem-solve, and use language effectively around emotions?
Powerlessness & Parental Burnout
One aspect that seems unexamined in the parental burnout discourse is powerlessness.
Gentle Parenting and Play Deprivation - Part 1
By attempting to round off all the sharp edges and challenges in the parent-child relationship, we deprive children of the skills they need to PLAY and few things are as essential to the full development of a capable and confident human as the decade+ of full on play that has been the cornerstone of development for all of time until 25 years ago.
Just 11 - My Ultimate No Screen, Independent Play Toy List
Yes, a few times a year, I actually declutter the toys in my home to the list below!
More on “Driver Instructor Energy” Parenting: No Rewards, Consequences, or Choices for Basic Human Conduct
Like a driver instructor teaches you to stop at a red light no matter what—not to look around and decide if it’s actually safe to go or to check if a police officer is present to ticket you, you want a child to never hit or bolt into traffic, regardless of how they feel about it or what the “consequences” may be.