Level up your parenting game in 2024! Discover 5 actionable practices to navigate the ups and downs of raising kids with ease.

Parents can nurture the gift of resilience with knowledge of brain development, repeated experience and secure attachment.

This blog posts examines what has changed in parenting from the 90's to now. Current trends focus on new research about how children develop

Strategies to avoid power struggles with your tween or teen and teach valuable life lessons.

Strategies to encourage co-operation and avoid power struggles with young children

Good job! That makes me so happy! You are so smart! I love your picture! All of that positive praise must be good … right? What if I told...

How To Nurture Intrinsic Motivation In the previous blog post I explained the difference between intrinsic motivation and extrinsic...

The intrinsic motivation to learn about the world around us begins in infancy. My 7 month old granddaughter explores for the pure...

Temperament is your child’s unique approach to the world, their natural tendencies. Differences in temperament influence the way children...

Feelings are a window into the inner thoughts and perspective of the child. When an adult attunes to the feelings of a child, that child...

“That’s mine!” “I had it first!” “They hit me!” “Stop!” “MOM!” If you have multiple children, or work with groups of children, this...

Carol Dweck coined the terms fixed mindset and growth mindset to describe the underlying beliefs people have about learning and...

Resilience is often associated with big life events with stories of survival and growth during the most adverse situations. However, the...

A confident parent mindset matters because it affects the way you raise your children, your stress levels and overall well-being.

Welcome back to the series on play-based learning. In Practical Approaches to Play-Based Learning you will find tips for establishing...

How to support optimal early childhood development Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning, but for...

Navigating the Holidays with Young Children Visions of the perfect holiday season dance through parents' heads. Children frolic in their...

Awareness of your child's developmental level, temperament and interests, helps to support their unique path of growth and development.

The experience of secure attachment is essential to a child's development, well-being and resilience. Connection is the key!

The Gift of Resilience through repeated experiences of connection, validation and intention.