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Storytelling and Learning: The Connection is Real.

What do storytelling, imagination, play, and learning have in common? Much more than you think. If you want to raise a learner, you'd be...

How to Tell it's Time For a Family Routine Update?

Family routines are advised by parenting experts, and for good reasons. It's just that routines should adjust to the family's changing needs

How Resilient Are Children, Really?

We keep saying that children are resilient, but how resilient are they? And where does this resilience come from? Can it be replenished?

Using Culture as an Excuse to Hit Children

World cultures are full of positive values, heritage, and languages that we can teach our children. Hitting should not be on that list.

Children Are Not Mini-Adults

As parents of young children, we often get frustrated with their behavior and forget that they don't know better. It is our job to teach ...

Instead of Monitoring our Children's Social Media Accounts...

Monitoring our children's social media accounts might bring us peace of mind but it could be doing more harm than good for several reasons.

Quality Time With Your Child is Everything!

There is a reason why spending quality time with our children is so important. It goes beyond building memories and having a great time.

Don't Raise an Obedient Child

Obedience is a highly prized quality in many cultures. It also makes parenting easier. So why would I suggest not raising an obedient child?

Depleted, Defeated, and Lost

If we, the grownups, are having trouble picking ourselves up from the aftershocks of last year, how do we expect children to? How can we...

School, Summer, and Uncertainty...

Vacation time, finally! Could it be that your child's idea of a summer vacation is different from yours? If it is, here is what you can do

The Most Valuable Gift You Can Give Your Child

we want the best for our children, but it is not about education, sports, and community. The most valuable gift that we can give our childre

Did You Just Yell at Your Child? Here's How to Fix it.

We are all human. Sometimes life is just too overwhelming and we lose it! Feeling angry is ok. Taking it out on others isn't. The most impor

Exactly What is Play?

When we think of playing, we think of keeping a child busy. But that's not quite what experts have in mind. It is more than just busy, it is

3 Reasons Timeouts Do More Harm Than Good

Timeouts are a popular way of disciplining young children. It is fairly benign and easy to implement. If only it wasn't so broken.