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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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Do Parents Matter?
It’s actually tempting at times to believe we don’t matter. What a relief it would be to stop overanalyzing every decision and interaction. On the other hand, this is really hard emotional and physical work no matter what, and it’s demoralizing to feel like it’s for nothing.
Screen Time: Is It Really That Bad?
Today’s “screen time” has become complicated by so many types of screens and media, potentially available at every minute, that most parents feel a constant pull of guilt versus convenience.
Research: A Regular Person's Guide
Let’s add some sanity and reason back into our angst and chaos by asking these questions: 1. What do we really know? 2. What’s true for my child and family?