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Older generations have always been appalled and dismayed by teenage antics. Years ago, the rage was swallowing goldfish or stuffing bodies into VW Bugs. These days it’s cinnamon challenges and condom snorting. Brain science suggests a partial explanation for this …
I loved my mom and always felt we were close, but I never told her the sorts of private things my daughter tells me. There was plenty Mom did not know and (yikes!) that I didn’t want her to know. …
Parenting can be a sensitive, divisive and even explosive topic (have you noticed?). The latest wasp’s nest of controversy is Attachment Parenting, the popular method espoused by pediatrician William Sears for bonding with babies, fostering loving relationships and raising happy, …
“You can be anything you want to be.” Sounds like an empowering affirmation to give children, right? And yet these encouraging words from my mother created confusion and pressure, and I’m still not sure why. I think I heard “the …
“One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power.” –Tony Robbins Even if our children don’t plan to become high divers, neurosurgeons, or walk on hot coals …
Most of us wouldn’t dream of telling our children “you aren’t capable” or “don’t trust your feelings.” However, since children are sensitive, impressionable and profoundly influenced by their interactions with us, they sometimes hear hidden messages like these in our …
Our obsessive focus on play and all the books, articles and websites on the subject seems a little ironic. Wasn’t exploring, creating, learning and socializing through independent play once the traditional childhood pastime? And now we seem to be struggling …
The old adage, “We are what we eat,” is true, but we’re also the way that we eat. This distinction is particularly important when teaching kids how to eat balanced meals. The manner in which we present mealtimes to our …
Bio: Janet is a parent educator specializing in infant/toddler care. She is an author, teacher, lecturer, consultant and longtime board member of Resources for Infant Educators (RIE). You can read more about the RIE philosophy and practice of 'Educaring' at JanetLansbury.com.
