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Truth in Parenting
Tearing your hair out over lack of sleep, daycare decisions, homework enforcement, or what to do with the toddler tantrum? Want to feel better about your own tantrum as you try and manage it all? Read my Truth in Parenting blog for evidence-based reassurance (The Art and Science of . . . ), my own True Mom Confessions, and get a sneak peek of what my book offers with Autonomy-Supportive Parenting Diaries. Not sure where to start? Try here.
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Pressure and Perfectionism in Kids and Teens
As parents, scientists, journalists, teachers, and just about everyone concerned with children and teens have been wringing collective hands about the alarming increase in mental health problems in youth, we should also collectively examine the role played by pressure and perfectionism–what we impose and what our culture imposes.