Damaging children and their relationships for the longterm. *See note on basic assumptions below. Letting babies “cry it out” is an idea that has been…

My inbox exploded last month. I was tucked away in the mountains, deep in book-writing mode. Snow-dusted peaks outside my window. Fall leaves drifting down.…

Click here for the original source of this post. Brief overview: Crying is the infant’s way of communicating, and it signals a need…

Concealed weapons laws, self-defense shooting laws, vigilantism — what's behind the feeling of threat in the air? Robert Sapolsky summarized the research on…

Children grow confident and cooperative with responsive care. KEY POINTS Mindfulness transforms relationships.Mindfulness helps calm your stress…

In this era that prioritizes work over family, sleep training babies is often encouraged by authors and bloggers, and even pediatricians. Is this good advice?…

How to connect the dots on sleep training *First author is Angela Braden, journalist at Science Mommy Mainstream parenting media are…

Editor's Note: Suzanne Zeedyk, PhD, is Kindred's UK Contributing Editor.  Across the pond, they refer to "cry-it-out" methods of sleep training as…

Have you noticed all the stressed babies? Maybe one in 30 I see has glowing eyes, a sign of thriving. What's up? Perhaps ignorance about babies and their needs.…

A recurring theme has come to my attention through my work as a psychotherapist as well as through social contact with other parents. There is a disturbing…