In All About Your Child's Development/ Child DevelopmentThe Best Four Things You Can Do For Your Child’s Brain According to ScienceInside: Understand how your child’s brain develops best in a wild environment and what kinds of experiences are best for a developing brain. Have…Continue Reading →
In Mindful Parenting/ Parenting SolutionsThe One Thing to Always Say When Disciplining Your ToddlerThis is the one phrase we use all the time in our family, a phrase that helps empower kids to change their behavior. The original meaning of the…Continue Reading →
In Mindful Parenting/ Parenting SolutionsTeach Your Kids To Manage Their Own Screen TimeOur children are digital natives. They were born into a world of instant downloads and touchscreens. Into a world where screens on a refrigerator…Continue Reading →
In All About Children's Emotions/ All About Your Child's Development/ Child Development/ Mindful ParentingToddler Defiance and the Brain: They Know Better, But Can They Do Better? (yes, but they need help)The difference between 2-year-old defiance and 3-year-old defiance is that smirk. That twinkle in their eye, the thrill of knowing better, but still doing…Continue Reading →
In All About Your Child's Development/ Child DevelopmentBooks that Inspire Your Child to Become a Problem Solver, a Critical Thinker, and Change the WorldWhen I was teaching college students I was often surprised at how little they knew about the process of thinking. There was a lack…Continue Reading →
In All About Children's Emotions/ All About Your Child's Development/ Child Development/ Mindful ParentingThe Secret to Your 2-Year-Old’s Heart (and gaining their cooperation)Inside: 7 science-backed tips for parenting your two year old. The early toddler years are both joyful and difficult, but once you understand their…Continue Reading →
In All About Children's Emotions/ Emotions/ Mindful Parenting7 Ways to Turn Power-Struggles and Over-Excitement into Cooperation and JoyBeing highly spirited is a type of temperament — an early form of personality that has biological and brain-based roots. Kids who are highly…Continue Reading →
In All About Your Child's Development/ Child DevelopmentWhy Rhyming Books Are Good for Brain DevelopmentYou are snuggled with your little one in their bed, it’s bedtime. What is the best book to read? Rhyming books with their repetition…Continue Reading →
In All About Your Child's Development/ Child DevelopmentThe Benefits of Pretend Play and How to Encourage itAt my son’s four-year well-visit, the nurse mentioned that he wouldn’t have to have any more shots until he was 11, except for the flu…Continue Reading →
In Mindful Parenting/ Parenting SolutionsBooks are Every Parent’s Best Secret Tool to Change Their Kid’s BehaviorYou know that moment when the preschool teacher waves you to the side and says, “Caleb pushed another child down on the playground today.” Or…Continue Reading →
