Dr. Anna Machin is an English Evolutionary Anthropologist who explores core human relationships. In this essay she notes that among our primate relatives, we are the...
Category - Parents
The Fate of the Earth depends on the Social and Emotional Skills of the next generation of leaders. They are on the playground right now, and, we hope, are being trusted...
I am a huge fan of Janet Lansbury, who comes out of the Emmi Pikler/Magda Gerber tradition (as do I, in my way). In the last few years, her (wonderful) teaching on...
Every pre-toddler needs a Free Space (or a “Safe Space” or a “Yes Space”) where they can play freely and safely without the need for interruption. This post has some...
This area where your child can be left alone is vital - but not to protect the child from danger. The goal is to protect your child’s play from you, and to a lesser...
This is a case where the parent's needs can take precedence over the child's needs. The child's needs to develop the skills and confidence that come from overcoming...
Moms can go all the way in with their babies – and can be reluctant to leave their children alone with their spouse. Yet research shows surprising lifelong benefits that...
Dads bring different skills and tendencies to parenting – and their “natural style” tends to differ from women’s. These two “typical approaches” complement each other...
“Information, Not Direction.” Easy to say, not always easy to do, as following it requires intimacy with the second of our “3 Rs”: Respect. Your child makes her own...
The short answer is “Often, nothing; other times, a lot.” You could say “parenting instincts are in our DNA” and it’s true – our instincts towards small children...