Must-Read Parenting Books: My Favourites & What's Next on My List

With intention you can influence what pathways are strengthened in your child's brain, nurturing resilience and well-being.

Getting to really know your child's developmental level, temperament and interests is important to support their development of identity.

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

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...

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

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...

When we refer to a child’s reaction to “saying goodbye” or being away from a primary caregiver as separation anxiety, we begin to view...

With intention you can influence what pathways are strengthened in your child’s brain. Hold on to your hats, you can also change, modify,...