My daughter’s 6th birthday is on Tuesday April 30th. She is so excited and filled with expectation, anticipation, and aspiration. She is going to be a “big girl” now. (Funny […]
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Productive Procrastination. Really?
I was recently reading the latest issue of one of my favorite parenting newsletters, Parenting Press, when I ran across an article about how “useful” procrastination can be. This notion […]
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Go Ahead, Give It a Try
Today’s blog post is submitted by our featured guest contributor, Leonne Bannister. Enjoy the post and look forward to future posts from Leonne. I’m always trying to get my kids […]
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Do Happy Families Have Secrets?
Last month I heard an interesting interview with the author of a new parenting book titled The Secrets of Happy Families, by Bruce Feiler. After hearing the title of the […]
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I’m On Your Side
Today’s blog post is submitted by our featured guest contributor, Esther Schiedel. We hope you enjoy the post and look forward to part 2 of this post from Esther. “I’m […]
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Thinking About Thinking: Supporting your baby’s thinking skills
Children need many skills to grow up to be successful adults. Some of the most important skills that will serve all children well throughout life are thinking skills or the […]
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Driven to Distraction
Today’s blog post is submitted by our featured guest contributor, Esther Schiedel. We hope you enjoy the post and look forward to part 2 of this post from Esther. I […]
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Teaching Children to Self-Regulate is Setting Them Up for Future Success
“I want it now!” I can still hear the screams in my head as I think back to my daughter’s reaction to the fact that she can’t have the dolly […]
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Protecting Their Sleep
Today’s blog post is submitted by our featured guest contributor, Leonne Bannister. Enjoy the post and look forward to future posts from Leonne. Having too much fun at a friend’s […]
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I Resolve NOT to Resolve
I have never been a fan of New Year’s Resolutions. I suppose that it has something to do with the fact that I can never seem to maintain them for […]