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08/11/2021

07/05/2020

So what do you do when children swear....ignore it, discuss it with them. Well, it depends. Here are things to do when your children swear.

07/04/2020

Using time-out often increases the power struggle and ends in frustration and anger. While well-meaning parents have used time-out as an alternative to spanking, it doesn’t reap long-term benefits, so let’s learn what to do instead.

01/06/2020

Let's work together to help our children love to learn!!

Carol Dweck is a world-renowed psychologist at Stanford University. She has conducted decades of research on achievement and success, and her groundbreaking work on growth versus fixed mindset is sweeping the U.S. and U.K. Known as “the mindset revolution,” parents and educators are setting out ...

12/18/2019

I know parenting little ones is hard. I’ve been through three toddlers of my own. But we have to remember, they really are so little.

12/18/2019

Parents' fear is keeping many kids from climbing trees these days. That's a shame, because tree climbing benefits children in many ways. Here's why!

12/18/2019

Kindergarten has become the new first grade, full of tests and worksheets. Here's why we need to bring the old, play-oriented kindergarten back.

12/17/2019

The next time you preschooler hands you Llama, Llama for the millionth time, don't despair.

12/17/2019

Young children whose parents read them five books a day enter kindergarten having heard about 1.4 million more words than kids who were never read to, a new study found. This “million word gap” could be one key in explaining differences in vocabulary and reading development, said Jessica Logan, ...

12/09/2019

Kids deserve our respect, but Christmas is littered with disrespectful habits. Let's turn the tides of childism & foster respect for all regardless of age.

12/06/2019

I asked my children to rattle off to me their happiest memories. Among their answers were family trips to amusement parks and attractions, lying under the stars and watching for meteors, outdoor movies, swimming at a waterpark, and seeing the ocean for the first time. They didn’t mention one singl...