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Conscious Parenting
The Toxic Legacy of James Dobson
James Dobson, who died recently, may be credited with having the biggest hand in producing the greatest amount of trauma among USian families in the past…
Do Babies Who Cry It Out Get Anxiety and Addiction Later in Life?
Do Babies Who Cry It Out Get Anxiety and Addiction Later in Life?
The way we were cared for as babies shapes how we parent today. Without healing, stress and…
It’s Never too Late to Heal: Transforming the Relationship Stories of Our…
If nurturing didn’t happen for you when you were growing up, you can cultivate those experiences now as part of your healing process. It is part of the…
How To Give Your Kids What Technology Can’t: The Opt-Out Family
Below you will find the gift of a book excerpt from The Opt-Out Family: How To Give Your Kids What Technology Can't. The excerpt is the complete Chapter Four: …
Why 1000 Hours Outside?
"There is much existing and emerging research recommending kids get long periods of time to play in nature.... The average American kid watches 1200 hours of…
Thirteen Ways to Enable Free Play and Other Independent Activities for…
"When I give talks to parents about children's need for independent activity—and I really mean need, this is like food and water, not a luxury—the…
From Rewards and Punishments to Connection and Nurturing
I want to invite you to bring tenderness and tending to yourself as you explore this way of relating to children. Whether you are new to these ideas or have…
Nurturing Our Humanity: By Riane Eisler & Douglas Fry – A Book…
Editor's Note: The follow exclusive excerpt from Nurturing Our Humanity is shared with permission from the author and publisher. This content is excluded from…
Normalizing Nurturing: From Horse Whisperer to Parent Whisperer
The work of normalizing nurturing isn't just about changing individual families, though that would be enough.
It's about shifting our entire cultural…
The Buffering of Belonging: The Facilitation to Flocks’ Sequence
Birth Roots’ Facilitation to Flocks redemptive arc restores what clinical models leave out: relational scaffolding, peer attunement, and cohort co-regulation…