Guest Post: How Did I Get Here?
I am an AP Parent. And I got here by conscious choices, and now it defines my soul. I devote my studies to it, I teach it, I live it, I breathe it.
View ArticleOne Step At A Time
Here is a personal story about how making changes to how one parents one step at a time can do more good than we may give credit for…
View ArticleApology Not Accepted
We should be cognizant of how our actions affect our children. And just because they are sometimes too young or too emotional to tell us exactly how they feel doesn’t mean they don’t feel as awful as...
View ArticleYelling (Part I)
Those of us that have had to admit to yelling at our kids will typically come up with one of many reasons why we did it. We may not like that we did it, but we did and we have a reason.
View ArticleGuest Post: Instinctive Parenting?
Is parenting instinctive? Though I argue elements are (and we fight to ignore them), here is another beautiful take on how not instinctive parenting can be.
View ArticleBecoming a Gentle Parent
For many of us, we grew up with physical punishment, yelling, shaming, even full-on abuse. We so desperately want to change that cycle, but how? It can be unbelievably difficult to do. One mom asked if...
View ArticleGuest Post: One Dad on Being There
A father shares the one main lesson he has learned through the birth and first year of life of his son: That being there is what matters.
View ArticleHow Not to Lie To Your Children
Lying is a parenting tool that is being used far too often and advocated for far too frequently. Lying is not a tool we should have to use, but we also have to know how to tell the truth to our kids...
View ArticleThe Perils of Listening to Idiots
Today I've had enough. I've had enough of the rampant stupidity that permeates popular parenting advice and the asinine conclusions about responsive parenting. So here's what I REALLY think.
View ArticleThe “Difficult” Baby: Part One
You’ve probably heard it a hundred times. Parents talking about their child and why parenting was so hard: He was just such a difficult baby. It’s supposed to explain the frazzled looks, the endless...
View ArticleEducating the Jasseys – Lesson Three: Myths and Truths of Early Parenting
The Jasseys have their ideas about what early parenting looks like and want to dispel some of those nasty "myths" about it. I'd like to dispel their "truths" about it!
View ArticleTantrums: Moving Beyond the Black and White of Ignoring or Giving In
Tantrums happen. Even to the best of us. The problem is when we feel our only options as parents are to ignore or give in. That isn't true. We need parents to know how to effectively handle tantrums...
View ArticleJudgment and Justice
Many people equate judgment with something bad. Yet without judgment, we would have no justice and no sense of morality. How do we accept and work with judgment when we hold it in such low regard?
View ArticleGuest Post: Learning To Trust Our Children Through Sleep Struggles
"In some ways, I wish I didn’t have the story to even share, but the fact that it happened can’t be changed and I hope that by sharing, I’ll encourage other families to listen to their instincts and to...
View ArticleOne Step At A Time
Here is a personal story about how making changes to how one parents one step at a time can do more good than we may give credit for…
View ArticleThe “Difficult” Baby: Part One
You’ve probably heard it a hundred times. Parents talking about their child and why parenting was so hard: He was just such a difficult baby. It’s supposed to explain the frazzled looks, the endless...
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