Rebecca Eanes

Rebecca Eanes is the bestselling author of multiple books including Positive Parenting: An Essential Guide, The Positive Parenting Workbook, and The Gift of a Happy Mother. She is the grateful mom of two boys.

Here are some ideas that may help you fight this beast.

Phrases like "terrible twos" aren't harmless, cute words. They profoundly impact what we expect and, therefore, what we see.

Hint: It doesn't depend on gifts!

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I’m just a sensitive mom in a loud and chaotic world.

Kids are human beings, messy and beautiful, wild and compassionate.

Dear new mom, rest assured you are not alone.

It’s in the carrying them that they find the strength to stand and walk on their own.

We have a choice as to how we perceive our motherhood experience.

Parting can be such sweet sorrow, so long binky!

Of all the things I want to teach my children, the most important is this: you belong.

Seeing your toddler’s behavior through the lens of positive intent can help them develop a positive self-concept.