Many of my gentle discipline clients and workshop attendees eventually ask this one question: “I feel like I’m non-stop entertaining my child. Is there a normal amount of time my toddler should be able to play alone?” There is no normal amount time a...
Remember my 6 Steps for Halting Harm for Toddler Biting (Here as it relates to one toddler biting another. Biting parent/nursing article biting coming soon!) Biting is an unfortunate and socially inappropriate but completely age-appropriate behavior that many children...
For every cozy bed-sharing child, there will come a common, beautiful and sometimes scary rite of passage. We wonder, if our attachment strong enough to help them through the transition to one’s own bed? Is it too strong? Will we fail and sleep fitfully in pile...
Will your child ever be ok with giving up the pacifier? How? Sucking is totally natural. It just feels good to suck! And for parents of a cranky baby, simply a Godsend! But, sucking for comfort (NNS – non-nutritive-sucking) can become a problem as we transition...
This article is not meant to disrespect the traditional American Santa myth, if you subscribe to it. It is meant for those of you who are a little uncomfortable about lying after your children ask if he is real, or a bit uneasy with normalizing a stranger entering...
I’m calling for a turn of the tides in child discipline research. Studies so far have proven beyond a doubt that spanking is not a healthy or effective method of discipline and yet, the studies continue to be created, funded, and published because too many...
