One of the great things about being a parent right now is that information is everywhere. Many newspapers run a daily (or at least weekly) column with a parenting expert, bookstores are stocked with countless titles, there are several parenting magazines on the market, and one quick Google search for “parenting advice” yields 76,500,000 results. …
I recently wrote about sibling rivalry on my own blog. Even the closest siblings have moments of frustration and jealousy. I discussed different ways to help each child feel important and loved as well as ways to decrease sibling conflict. One of the best (and often most difficult due to logistics) ways to help children …
Looking for a Father’s Day gift or daddy to be gift? Look no further: There is a new combined fitness and parenting guide in your local bookstore these days…and it’s written just for dads. “Baby Barbells: The Dad’s Guide to Fitness and Fathering” is the only parenting guide any new (or repeat) dad ever really …
Parenting advice always seems to come in waves. Right now there are several articles floating around that claim to hold the secret to ending the love affair with the pacifier. Some suggest books, others suggest trades (for big ticket items), a few talk about charts, and many rely heavily on the elusive “pacifier fairy”. She …
The most recent issue of Parenting Early Years includes an article called, “Tiny Teams” written by Patty Onderko (Parenting Early Years, April, 2011, p. 25). The article discusses the potential hazards of starting children in organized sports before their bodies are ready to do so. Onderko’s research included the startling statistic that, according to the …