Positive Parenting

Mom turns 3-year-old’s tantrum into a valuable lesson on emotional regulation
Meltdowns are as inevitable as sleepless nights, but practicing co-regulation skills can help you get through them.

Before school starts, this mom delivers a kindness lesson her daughter won’t forget
“The cool thing about being a human is that we’re all different.”

The joy in a baby’s smile: What a viral reunion teaches us about infant bonding
Joy. Recognition. Relief. All in under seven seconds.

I don’t want to be a helicopter parent—but parenting today makes it hard to let go
The truth is, "helicoptering" comes easy to me, even when I know it's good for my children to work hard, face obstacles, and experience the pride of genuine achievement.

Mom of 3 shares the unexpected words from a stranger that brought her to tears
Motherhood is a wild, beautiful, and sometimes frustrating ride, and, like many…

5 tips on teaching kids to stand up for themselves, according to a child psychologist
Building social confidence, one day at a time.

Reading on digital devices doesn’t help kids’ reading comprehension, study finds
Print still wins. But digital material comprehension was better as children got older.

New report suggests that tongue-ties might be overdiagnosed, leading to unnecessary surgeries
Tongue-tie diagnoses have increased significantly over the past two decades.

I’m a much better parent of tweens than I was of toddlers
I’m a limited, fallible, inadequate parent to teenagers—and I’m grateful for it every day

Being a SAHM during the summer can be so hard—so I came up with a plan
Plan, prepare—but also be flexible. I think that's my new summer mantra.

The creative parent method: 3 ways art therapy can build self-esteem with young kids
A strong sense of connection and belonging at home provides a safe place to unpack and recalibrate each day.

Mom of three explains why she doesn’t ask her kids to ‘help’ around the house
Here’s what she does instead.

Yes, my 2-year-old does chores
I’m teaching her responsibility all with the goal of ultimately showing her that families (and communities) work best when everyone does their part.

What partners can do: 5 strategies to support your partner when trying to get pregnant
Remember & repeat: she is feeling things that I won’t feel.

Psychologist reveals viral hack to teach kids about the mental load
Bonus: It’ll help keep your house clean, too.

Parents who play with their kids are more creative in the workplace, study finds
Yep, even more research shows how supporting working parents is good for business.

My 10-year-old daughter asked if she was fat, and it gutted me
I looked my daughter right in her sweet little eyes and told her what I wish I’d known at a much younger age: the truth.

Jennifer Garner bites her tongue when it comes to these parenting phrases
When it comes to raising teens, the mom of three says she sometimes has to “sit on her hands.”

Teacher shares 5 simple phrases that instantly help regulate kids (and their caregivers)
All kids yearn for connection.

I captured the emotions of men while watching women give birth—and it was powerful
For every soul we create, there is a soul that we felt a connection with first.