Declutter Your Child Rearing Practices
As we begin a new calendar year, it is only natural to stop and take stock of our lives and habits. We reflect on our priorities, our use of time and our accomplishments. We take a look at what we have done and accumulated over the past year, and many of us resolve to make changes going forward and perhaps begin a process of decluttering in our lives. If we tweak a little here and cull a little there, we tell ourselves, we will see big changes in the year ahead. As parents, we may stop and...
Read MoreNurturance
Just what is nurturance? According to Merriam Webster, nurturance is the love, care and attention you give to someone or something. In other words, nurturance is the affectionate care and attention given to another. Harvard anthropologist Beatrice Whiting studied comparative child development across cultures in many parts of the world. Whiting identified nurturance as supportive and helpful behaviors toward those perceived to be in need of assistance. Whiting and her colleagues found...
Read MoreDog on the Loose
“Well, you don’t have to get up and go to work at 4 am, you @&$#%£{!” A door slammed. It was nearly 11 pm and my husband and I stood on the street as the misty rain coated my glasses, making it difficult to see. Our 12 year old son’s tear streaked face peered out at us as a police cruiser pulled up and the officer rolled down his window. The beagle in the woods across the street continued yapping loudly as the policeman questioned our predicament. “Do you...
Read MoreIs the Overparenting Crisis Real? How Can Parents Combat It?
Recent books and media coverage indicate that current parenting trends in North America produce young adults who are seemingly unable to take initiative and remain reliant on the caring adults in their lives. We are being told through books and articles that our children are sleep deprived, have sensory motor problems and are unwilling to take risks. Educators, authors and researchers lament the scarcity of young people who possess executive function and self-regulation skills. Many of us...
Read MoreThe Best Approach to Parenting
While playing at the park, a group of toddlers engage in an altercation. One parent issues a stern warning and begins a slow count to three. Another parent kneels down in front of her child and offers reassuring words of comfort while engaging her child in reflective conversation about the event that just occurred. Meanwhile, one of the offending toddlers is picked up by his caregiver and set down firmly alone on an isolated bench, while a loud pronouncement is made that the child will stay in...
Read MoreFive Proven Ways to Help Your Child Have a Successful School Year
Summer, the time for carefree hours spent engaging in enjoyable activities, exploring the limits of imagination and creativity with ample time for rest and relaxation is coming to an end. Judging by the photographs I see posted on social media, I gather that children throughout world are headed back to school these days after an extended time away. My own children will commence their new school year a week from tomorrow, giving us a few more days to finish back to school shopping, get...
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