Parenting with Research, Insight, and Love
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Toddler Development
I’m a wife, mom of two boys and a child development writer. I may have a Ph.D, but I believe the value of child development research is not in telling us what is “right” or “wrong” with our parenting, but in helping us to see our children with a new lens.
If you are looking for strategies to support your child’s development using research combined with your own innate intuition, this is the place for you.
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Distracted by Your Device? The Science of How It Shapes Your Parenting—and Your Child
Sneak peek: New research is showing the impact of technoference—the ways that technology distracts us in relationships. How can we change our perspective and put technology in its place (plus a tech mantra to help your family).I got my first smartphone when my oldest was a newborn (summer 2009). This was just the beginning of …
Will Co-Sleeping with My Kids Ruin My Marriage? Research-Based Answers
Sneak peek: Does co-sleeping affect marriage? Can co-sleeping ruin your marriage? This issue is a common question among parents. Luckily, research offers us some insight into this tricky topic I was scrolling through Fatherly the other day when I came across this article, “How Co-Sleeping Ruined My Marriage.” Like most of you, any reference to something “ruining my …
Engaging Articulation Games for Kids: Play Your Way to Clearer Speech
Sneak peek: If your child is working to improve their speech articulation, the repeated practice can sometimes feel like a chore. Try these active articulation games for kids to help make practice more playful and engaging. Is your child working on articulation in speech or certain speech sounds? If so, they may have been encouraged …
Easy but Powerful Ways to Connect with Your Kids
Sneak peek: Finding ways to connect with your child seems like an easy task but in reality, it can be challenging. Try these simple ideas for connecting. Do you know that feeling you get when you feel really emotionally connected with someone? Maybe it’s a friend, spouse, partner, or family member, but the feeling is …
Why You Should Bother Reading Child Development Research
Sneak peek: As parents, we base many of our decisions on intuition, so why even bother reading child development articles for parents? Why research still matters in our parenting choices A few months ago, I was struck by a report in the news about a research study that considered parents’ expectations of infants’ behavior and …
The Scientific Reason Why Yelling at Your Kids Doesn’t Work
Sneak peek: Yelling at your kids is not something any parent plans to do, but it happens from time to time. Research helps us learn why yelling doesn’t work for us or our kids. Remember the last time you just “lost it” with your kids? I mean yelling at your kids, red-in-the-face…lost it. Although I’ve read child development …
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