Why is a secure parent-child attachment so important to a child’s lifelong...
And what can you do to make sure you and your child have the kind of attachment that will provide this important foundation for healthy development? Marti and Erin dig deeply into many aspects of...
View ArticleWhat are the unique challenges faced by children and families when a parent...
And how can you help? When a mother or father is called up for active military duty, children, the parent left behind, and other loved ones face a complex range of emotions before, during and after...
View ArticleSummer is fading and it’s time for kids to buckle down to their schoolwork.
But, as Marti & Erin discuss, we parents also have an important role in ensuring school success – and we need all the help we can get! For school-age children, those lazy days of summer are...
View ArticleHave you ever had the urge to slip out of your child’s sports event and go do...
Self-described “Bad Hockey Mom” has done just that and joins Marti & Erin for a provocative chat about what it really means to be “mom enough.” Many of us have been there – driving our children...
View ArticleDoes it feel like a constant struggle to get your children into predictable...
Experts from St. David’s Center for Child & Family Development offer wisdom and practical tips on helping your children with self-regulation. One of the major developmental tasks in early...
View ArticleAre You Mom Enough™?
In response to the cover story in the May 21 issue of Time magazine (“Are you mom enough?”), we felt compelled to speak out on what it means to be Mom Enough™. The Time article focuses on four mothers...
View ArticleMothers debate TIME magazine’s question, ‘Are you mom enough?’
The latest cover of Time magazine has folks, especially moms, buzzing. It shows a woman breastfeeding a toddler and asks “Are you mom enough?” The cover story explores the “attachment parenting” trend....
View ArticleAre we getting the information and support we need in order to be the parents...
With an avalanche of information (and misinformation) just a click or a touch away, how do we discern good from bad? As parents, we have a powerful influence from Day One on our children’s health,...
View ArticleHave you ever felt at your wit’s end trying to calm a fussy baby?
This week’s guest, Dr. Harvey Karp, has the “how” and “why” of putting a smile on your baby’s face and your own! You’ve jiggled, you’ve rocked, you’ve walked the floor, but nothing seems to ease your...
View ArticleHave you thought about your parenting approach as a contribution to world peace?
This week’s Mom Enough guest has and that led her to write a most interesting book! Parenting is probably the hardest job most of us ever will have, with frustration, disappointment and exhaustion...
View ArticleSlow Parenting in a Fast-Paced World: A Conversation with Author Susan Sachs...
Frenzied and frazzled with no time to breathe – that’s how too many of us parents would describe our daily lives (and our kids’ lives too, for that matter). But who says life has to be that way? Writer...
View ArticleOur Children’s Experience of Stress, for Better and Worse: A Conversation...
As much as we’d love to make life easy for our children, they inevitably will experience stress. And, as research demonstrates, some stress actually is positive in that it allows children to discover...
View ArticleThe Latest on Why and How Parent-Child Attachment Is So Important: A...
No doubt you have heard a lot about why the attachment between you and your child is so important to your child’s lifelong development. But you also may have received mixed messages about what you need...
View ArticleWhat is toxic stress?
Learn how toxic stress changes the brain and interferes with learning and memory by watching this University of Minnesota Institute of Child Development video. For the UofM’s Institute of Child...
View ArticleParent Involvement in Education:The Key to Your Child’s School Success
For school-age children, those lazy days of summer are almost gone and the challenges of school and homework are the order of the day. But kids are not the only ones who need to work in order to...
View ArticleAnxiety in Children: Possible Causes, Helpful Strategies and Effective...
Does your child stress out in new situations, lose sleep over upcoming tests or become upset when things don’t go as planned? Anxiety affects many children and adults and often runs in families. But...
View ArticleUnderstanding how stress impacts young children
Stress is inevitable at any age, and that isn’t all bad, even for children. Some stressful experiences allow children to strengthen coping skills, manage challenge and build confidence. But when is...
View ArticleThe Roads Taken: A Conversation about Choosing to be a Stay at Home Mom or an...
As moms, most of us give a lot of thought to deciding to be employed or to be a stay at home mom. We may seek input from family, friends and books, even as pervasive media images of “having it all”...
View ArticleHow Do You Know If Your Child’s Separation Anxiety is Normal?
Does your baby cry every time you move out of sight? Does your toddler throw a tantrum when you drop him off at childcare? Is your second grader reluctant to leave your side to get on the school bus in...
View ArticleLoosening the Reins When Children Become Teens and Young Adults
When children move into their teens and early adulthood, many parents struggle to find the appropriate level of letting go. How much freedom should you allow? How much privacy is reasonable? And what...
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