31 Days of Play: May
Happy May! Pick one of the activities below to do each day for some awesome quality time spent with your child. 1. Get creative with bubble blowing….and popping! 2. Play in a sprinkler or pool. 3. Have a sack race, indoors...
The “Positive” in Positive Parenting
“Give me other mothers and I will give you another world.” – St. Augustine Each baby is afforded one childhood. One. That’s it. There is tremendous pressure on parents to get it right. We don’t get do-overs. As...
Alternatives to Spanking
In light of all the latest research which has proven over and over and over again that spanking is ineffective at long-term discipline at best and harmful enough to cause brain damage and lower IQs at worst, it is time we move forward...
Recommended Reading: Parenting Books We Love
Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline by Becky Bailey, Ph.D. In an era when most parenting books focus on the child, this book supports parents in dealing more positively with themselves as well as their toddler–to–school–age children...
5 Ways to Build a Happier Family
1. Abandon comparisons. Comparing people is never helpful, whether it is comparing your child to her sibling or one child to another child or your spouse to your friend’s spouse or yourself to the PTO leader. Even favored...