June 2010

Sibling Cooperation

June 30, 2010

My kids are eight years old and five years old, and for the most part, I like to stay out of the their arguments.  Personally, I think there is greater skill to be gained by learning to work out disagreements and learn to cooperate than by me stepping in to solve everything. That being said, [...]

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Identifying emotions

June 29, 2010

My son has started naming his emotions and feelings lately. He has been telling me when he is happy, sad, hurt, hungry, has to go potty, I’m hot/cold, that’s funny… etc. all things that have to do with his body and emotions. I have noticed that I have been asking him questions more often like [...]

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Beyond Babyhood: The Joy of Mothering Toddlers to Teens

June 28, 2010

I’m anxious to see the documentary “Babies” (see clip below), that chronicles the first year in the lives of four babies from across the globe. However, I can’t help but wish that the producers would follow up with a sequel, “Toddlers.” And of course, “Teens” would also be an interesting film. (In case you haven\’t [...]

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If Spanking Does Not Work in the Long-Term, Why Start Spanking at All?

June 25, 2010

Hypothetically speaking, let’s pretend there is a parenting practice with the following attributes: while it usually results in immediate compliance, it is generally ineffective in modifying longer-term behavior (it is even ineffective from hour to hour or day to day); it causes strain on the parent/child relationship; and it can only be used for a [...]

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Time for Friends

June 24, 2010

Last night I got a glimpse of my parenting future. Elia was out with friends riding bikes around the neighborhood.  We had worked out a plan as to where she could go, and what time to be home, but it was nevertheless HARD to send her out there with only her friends for guidance.  Fast forward about 10 [...]

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Healthy boundaries

June 21, 2010

At our home there is a continual rotation of people. We have interns in and out pretty much all year round. Most of these people are temporary, staying anywhere from 2 weeks to 6 months with us. Just recently we had a young man, the brother of my brother in law, stay with us for [...]

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API’s Use Nurturing Touch and Safe Sleep Blog Carnival

June 18, 2010

Welcome to the latest installment of the Attachment Parenting International Principles of Parenting blog carnival. This month’s carnival will cover API’s 4th and 5th Principles of Parenting – Use Nurturing Touch and Ensure Safe Sleep, Physically and Emotionally. If you’re interested in participating in a future carnival, please visit the API Blog Carnival Schedule for [...]

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Infant Massage: An encounter of love that goes beyond the borders of the body

June 17, 2010

The following is a guest post courtesy of Infant Massage USA for API’s Use Nurturing Touch blog carnival. A touch, a look, a gesture… are encounters of love where the magic of innocence and candor unite. Mothers, fathers and babies are immersed in an atmosphere of tenderness and simplicity, in which voices, whispers, songs, looks [...]

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