Parents Misled by Cry-It-Out Sleep Training Reports
How to connect the dots on sleep training
*First author is Angela Braden, journalist at Science Mommy
Mainstream parenting media are…
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childhood needs
The Love We Want But Miss
Janusz Korczak met childhood needs, fostering belonging and happiness
Mary Tarsha* is co-author
We are bombarded with advertisements and commercials…
The Bracing, Empty Self versus the Open, Heart-Minded Self
What kind of self leads to flourishing?
Note: This is a column I wrote for August 2015 newsletter of the Self, Motivation and Virtue Project.*
The…
Circumcision’s Psychological Damage
CDC wants all males to be cut — but it’s harmful psychologically
*First author is Patrick O’Connor, Psy.D.
As psychologists, we are deeply concerned by the…
Conflict in the Family: Why Mom and Dad Should Say “Sorry”
Resolve marital conflict visibly for positive child development
Maggie Moran is first author
Mr. Smith arrives home from work after a long day feeling hungry…
Kindness in Kids and The Nature-Nurture Debate
The truth about gene-environment interaction is in the hyphen
Rebecca Noble is primary author
It’s a typical scene in a preschool classroom: Charlie and Lucy…
Rebuking Bad Parenting Advice: Did We Go Too Far?
Why our criticism of parenting media is justified
Angela Braden at Science Mommy is primary author
Cry-it-out sleep training has not been proven…
How Modern Societies Violate Human Development
Violating what humans need and changing human nature.
The modern world has been making itself into a pathological place by establishing as ‘normal’ various…
Love Starts With Babies
Five ways to love a baby
How does love start with babies? The way that caregivers love baby is the way baby will learn deep in their heart to love others. A…
The Period of PURPLE Cry
It’s a dangerous message without additional understanding of babies
See co-author list below
The advocates of the period of PURPLE crying (PPC) are committed…