Meaningful Traditions Create Family Bonds Rituals provide a source of comfort for families. They keep traditions and family history alive and create memories and strong family bonds. The most treasured childhood memories are often of some meaningful family ritual, whether Sunday dinner at grandma’s, midnight mass on Christmas Eve or weekend drives in the country. … Read more
Increasing Child Health and Happiness Necessities for child health and happiness include a natural diet, a harmonious environment, positive examples, and effective communication. The basics of providing necessities for child health and happiness are very often more than what is followed by most parents. The dietary needs for child health will affect physical and emotional … Read more
Learn why knowledge of child development will enhance effective parenting. By adopting realistic expectations, a parent promotes healthy child development. Becoming a parent entails learning and employing a wide range of skills and knowledge. One of the essential areas in which a parent needs to become educated is in the area of child development. There … Read more
As a parent, it is vital to realize that all children have the capacity to be creative children. Learn to spark the creativity that dwells in a child. In order to encourage parents to raise creative children, there first must be at least some understanding of what creativity is and how it develops. What is … Read more
Cooking, Games, Reading & Exercise to Fit Busy Schedules Author Pam Leo recommends a minimum of ten minutes of one-on-one connection time each day for parents and children. The plan that time each day with a simple activity. Ten minutes of connection time with each child every day doesn’t seem like a lot. But, when … Read more
School-aged children have outgrown the typical basics of attachment parenting. How can a parent stay attached past the preschool years? For the parents of infants and toddlers, attachment parenting is easy to define. Breastfeeding, co-sleeping, and babywearing are straightforward ways to create strong parent and child attachment. Once children are school-age they have outgrown these … Read more
Safe Bed Sharing Enables Breastfeeding & Attachment Co-sleeping is an important part of attachment parenting. However, a family bed is not for everyone. There are two sides to the co-sleeping issue. The benefits of safe co-sleeping help form healthy, attached parent/child relationships. Yet, for some families, co-sleeping can prove inconvenient and even dangerous. The Benefits … Read more
An Attachment Parenting Guide In this 2004 book, Neufeld and Gabor Mate, M.D. discuss the importance of parental attachment and influence and the dangers of peer orientation. Ensuring that children are surrounded by their peers has been standard practice in the modern world. There are many opportunities for this to happen, starting with the youngest … Read more
Author Pam Leo’s Guide on How to Parent through Connection and Love In her 2005 parenting book, Pam Leo teaches us the importance of connecting with our children and offers some practical advice on how to build this connection. Is it possible to parent without coercion and fear? Pam Leo thinks so. Treating children with … Read more
Offer a Snack, Read a Story and Tuck Your Child into Bed Bedtime should be the most relaxing time of the day with children. Find peace by developing a routine. Bedtime is difficult in many families. But, it can become easier with a consistent routine. To develop a bedtime routine, keep it simple, and practice … Read more