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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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Our Children, Stress, and Mental Health: When to Worry and How to Get Help

When we worry about our children and wonder if they need professional support, it is often hard to discern when to take the next step. When is a tantrum no longer a normal toddler outburst? When are problems falling asleep more than “just a phase?” What kind of pre-teen emotional explosions are par for the developmental course, and what may signify a deeper problem?

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When It's Too Much and Not "Good Enough:" Time for Change

When do we shift from an acceptance life approach to a fixing approach? When do we know how we are doing is in fact not “good enough,” and we need to strive for change? When we are drowning, when we have hit and surpassed burnout, when we are not the human or parent we know we can be, or want to be. When we are suffering, it’s time for change.

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