Helicopter parenting: That’s something other people do, right? No one wakes up in the morning and says, “Today, I’m going to be a parenting stereotype!” Quite the opposite: parents open…
Parenting is a challenging job. It requires a full-time commitment, and it can be a bit too stressful, especially for first-time parents. You get so busy that you forget how to take care of your body …
…t. To defend what some thought were her radical ideas about parenting, Lenore wrote the book, Free-Range Kids: How To Raise Safe, Self-Reliant Children (Without Going Nuts With Worry). Her book and he…
Every parent hopes to build a strong relationship full of trust with their children. Parents want their children to feel as though they can come forward with any issue and talk about it. Open communic…
…ing results of a new study; 40% of children miss out on the parenting needed to succeed in life. Relying on my knowledge of this issue, I was stunned and heartbroken to realize the implications for al…
… do what kids have always done, naturally and without much “parenting.” The French philosopher Rousseau largely formed our modern idea of play as a distinct behavior in the mid-1700s. He urged that ch…
…m. Be kind. Many children ‘run wild,’ with little effective parenting in their lives. They want you to set the boundaries and to help them learn self-control. By establishing consistent expectations o…
… majority felt is was another indication of over-protective parenting. Mind you, this is primarily a group of playground safety advocates, so their take was somewhat surprising. Since I’ve been involv…
…hy risks and not give up when things become difficult. This parenting style, known as authoritative, is characterized by warmth and empathy, coupled with high standards and expectations. It is also as…
…or other “failure,” is one of the most difficult aspects of parenting. Not only do we have to stop our instinctive physical reaction but we also have to monitor our emotional fear response. Our impuls…
…parents is often disrupted and the traditional knowledge of parenting can be lost. Ensuring that parents are supported with sufficient leave from work, well-designed and delivered parenting informatio…
…iven us new insights to guide psychotherapy, education, and parenting. As important and useful as these contributions have been, they all share one quality that has limited their impact on society and…