Christopher Willard, Author at Motherly
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Christopher Willard

CHRISTOPHER WILLARD, PSYD, is a clinical psychologist and consultant specializing in bringing mindfulness into education and psychotherapy. He is the author of Growing Up Mindful (Sounds True, June 2016), and the new book, Raising Resilience: The Wisdom and Science of Happy Families and Thriving Children (Sounds True, October 2017). Dr. Willard lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, teaches at Harvard Medical School, and leads workshops worldwide. For more, visit drchristopherwillard.com or on Twitter, @drchriswillard

Parenting

This is why your child can’t actually ‘calm down’ during a tantrum

Never in the history of calming down has anyone ever calmed down by being told to calm down.

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