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Attachment Parenting / Bonding
“He Started It!” Understanding Your Child’s Blame Stage
"The greatest impetus towards maturation is role-modelling. If you want your child to develop self-responsibility over time, then show her how you face…
The Cry-It-Out/Self-Soothing Debate: How Curiosity Can Drive Out Fear
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…
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 Our Fear Of Perverts Is Damaging More Children Than The Perverts…
How’s that for a title? ‘Our fear of perverts is damaging children more than the perverts themselves’. The word ‘perverts’ is one I rarely use. But since it…
Raising a Baby Well: Like Climbing Mount Everest – Planning For…
Mountain climbers prepare for the strains of challenging mountains. Wise parenting also takes preparation. I examine the parallels, from practice and focus to…
Kindred Media Co-Sponsors Pathways To Child Flourishing Symposia At Notre…
Kindred Media and Community is a proud co-sponsor of the Pathways to Child Flourishing Symposia held at the University of Notre Dame's William J. Shaw Center…
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…
Five Things NOT To Do To Babies: The Dont’s Of Babycare
Note: “Babies” refers to 0-2 or so.
When I had a puppy, he hated to be ignored or left alone. At those times he would chew up the furniture. Babies!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Playing with Heart
Play is central to developing our human nature.
Happiness and Growth through Play
Do you play, or do you need to learn to play?