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At every turn, you find new limits to test, places to explore, and journeys to be discovered. There is never a dull moment with you in the family.
My job is to protect them, teach them and arm them with the important tools that will help them thrive in this world.
My children aren’t, after all, 2-dimensional objects.
You cannot truly care for a child who has not given their heart to you.
It will show him that you see him as a capable person who can participate in household activities and help take care of himself.
Her sense of humor is a huge reason why she’s a confident, self-assured little girl.
If you can harness fear to serve your ethic instead of your pride, it can be an unparalleled force for all that is good in you. It can break you or it can make you fierce.
We have plenty of technology in our house. We’ve just added boundaries.
Kids have perfectly valid anxieties of their own. Here’s how to help them conquer them.
Before language and communication can emerge, there are a few building blocks that need to be established.
Concentration, problem-solving skills, resilience and creativity.
Do you ignore? Distract? Talk it out? There may be appropriate times and places for all of those responses.
And it’s not just that hide and seek is much more fun to play.
This is why saying “it’s okay” really isn’t okay.
How do you teach children how to really make amends, see what they did wrong and have empathy for others?
And they really learn valuable lessons when they see us struggle.
A sense of connection can mend that awful out-of-sorts feeling that’s bothering them.
Sitting down together and reading a book can help your little one identify, cope, and work through her worries
My daughter is growing right before my eyes, and I don’t want to be teaching her that matching clothes is what life is about.
To nap, or not to nap? That is the question.
