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Conscious Parenting
How Strollers and Buggies Shape Babies’ Brains
In 2008, I released a small piece of research that caused an international storm. It tried to make a simple point: that the design of strollers shapes our…
Does Too Much Screen Time Make Kids Sick?
*First author is Rebecca Noble
Even though in 2001, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended that children have no more than two hours of…
Playing at School: More Important Than We Thought?
The elimination of recess from many elementary schools may be detrimental.
Is Pretend Play Good for Kids?
Pretend play is a healthy part of every child’s social, emotional, and cognitive development and should not be feared by parents or educators.
Children May Be Playing, but Their Brains Are Working
How does play help children?
Children May Be Playing, but Their Brains Are Working
How does play help children?
Mindful and Just Parenting: Cultivating The Courage Of Radical Compassion
Although I have written about the research on the positive effects of mindfulness and presence in my book, Parenting for Social Change, and in several articles,…
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?