Ninety-one percent of Americans say family is the most important thing in their lives, yet none of our New Year’s resolutions focus on family. Research shows that setting family goals actually changes children’s outcomes.
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The holidays: everyone’s favorite time of year AND everyone’s most stressful. Between big emotions, boundary-crossing relatives, and overstimulated kids, how do you spend more time enjoying and less time just surviving?
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“Good job!” sounds harmless, but research shows praise actually reduces your child’s motivation to help, share, and cooperate. Here’s what the research reveals about praise.
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Early 20th-century parenting experts told parents to feed kids kerosene for colds and keep their heads pointed north. Today’s advice seems just as contradictory. But there are actually good reasons why recommendations change.
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One in three women will experience sexual violence. Where do men learn it’s okay to force sex? Where do women learn their worth comes from being wanted? Parents: it starts with us.
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“I’m never playing with her again!” sounds like typical preschooler drama, but relational aggression causes real harm to both kids. Research shows most parents and teachers accidentally encourage it by ignoring the damage it does.
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Your child clings to you at drop-off, screaming “Don’t go!” Is this normal transition tears or a real problem? The key indicator happens fifteen minutes after you leave and most parents never find out.
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Your toddler refuses to share and you’re embarrassed at the playground. But forcing them to “share” actually teaches obedience, not generosity. Most kids can’t truly share until age 3.5 – here’s what to do instead.
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Your child throws aside expensive gifts and pouts at Disney World. You’re mortified, but here’s the truth: young children literally cannot feel gratitude. Their brains aren’t developed enough yet – and forcing it backfires.
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Your preschooler melts down over the same things repeatedly – breakfast choices, getting dressed, bedtime routines. What if one strategic “giving in” during a tantrum could prevent all future tantrums about that issue forever?
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