You walk into a party and your child's behavior does a complete 180. He is fussing, pulling your pant leg, and beginning to melt down. Why now? What flipped his switch? How are you going to respond? The most important question here is: "what flipped his switch?" Was the party different than he expected? Louder? Bigger? More crowded? Was he wanting ...
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Expectations, Assumptions, and Other Reasons You May Not See Your Child Clearly
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. #1 Parenting Secret
Do you want to know the best kept secret to great parenting? (Yup, thought so). It's understanding your child's perspective. This is big! Study after study has shown that understanding your child's perspective has a bigger positive impact on your children than most other things you do. If that ...
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. Explaining Gay Pride
My mind is still spinning from the provocative article, See Baby Discriminate, featured in Newsweek a few weeks ago. The authors challenged my intuition in regards to racial attitudes . Basically, they suggest that it is critical to speak with children about racial differences in order to ensure a less divisive ...
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. Quiet Night, Happy Night
I often receive questions from parents about their child's particular sleep issues. Many of the struggles have been addressed in the series, Quiet Night, Happy Night. As with all aspects of parenting, these struggles require us to understand our child and adapt things accordingly. We can change ...
If you enjoy the gist of things offered here at Child Perspective, then you’ll really dig this course. A free, 12-lesson e-course for all parents wanting to have an easier time at parenting - A Crash Course in Mindful Parenting
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