The Global Initiative is delighted to present our annual global report tracking progress towards universal prohibition of corporal punishment to December 2016.  

Marking the 10th anniversary of the UN World Report on Violence against Children, this report celebrates the significant progress made in the last decade and highlights the shortcomings; it sets out what still needs to be done to end all corporal punishment of children, and how to do it.

Attachment parenting is often -- to those unfamiliar with the term -- viewed as simply a fad, but in truth, every parent is involved in a form of parenting that is associated with attachment, whether healthy or not. Get a sneak peek into the pages of the Attachment Matters ebook, available only through Attachment Parenting International.

Through this webinar, we learn how the quality of parent-child attachment impacts your child's brain development, ability to form healthy relationships, and resiliency throughout life -- as well how incredibly important it is for parents to become more self-aware of their own upbringing in order to be more connected with their children.

What does your marriage teach your child about intimacy?

Learn why people feel the need to tell you how to raise your baby, or criticize your parenting -- though realize that, in the end, you will choose however you'd like to raise your child.

However you feel about making new year resolutions, this very early part of the year at least serves as an annual reminder that we need to -- at some point -- take time to reflect on our lives, check where we are on our goals, and continue making plans moving forward. Here are 8 examples of new year parenting resolutions.

We have all been in public and seen an overwhelmed parent losing her temper with her child -- and many of us have been in that position ourselves! It is tough to know how to respond when we witness this happening with another parent. 

Enjoy this quote offered through the API Reads program:

"Children also tune in to the emotional climate and the sense of well-being between family members. Children watch how you and your partner interact and handle situations together. They then draw conclusions about how married people treat each other, for better or for worse." ~ What Children Learn From Their Parents' Marriage by Judith P. Siegel, PhD

The study of neuroplasticity confirms that when we intentionally and repeatedly focus on "taking in the good," we cause changes in our neurons that shift us away from the innate bias toward always looking for threat. If we can instill the habit of giving thanks, we prepare our children for a life of pleasant contentment.

Although not a new phenomenon, there seems to have been an increase in incidents of racism, sexism, xenophobia, ableism, LGBTQ discrimination, sexual assault, bullying, and hate crimes as of late. As an activist, I feel compellede to get out there and help change the world. As a mother of 3 young boys, I feel immobilized in my desire to be an agent of change by my family obligations -- or am I? Attachment Parenting allows me to contribute to world peace by raising the next generation to fight hate with love and understanding.

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New research in epigenetics and neuroscience is giving us an incredible window into our past and a new awareness of how we can change our future. In a sense, we all have a new "superpower." The exciting aspect to all this is that you can change the trajectory of your family tree, if you want to, by becoming more conscious and intentional in your life and in your parenting. Big or small changes can make huge differences.

Among the strong emotions we feel, shame is among the most painful. It is a feeling that one, as an individual, is not "good enough." Here to shed more light on emotional trauma -- how it happens and how to heal -- is Dr. Daniela F. Sieff, PhD, in the latest issue of Attached Family.

The holidays are an exciting time for children. The gifts, the lights, the decorations, the food, the family gathering -- the list goes on and on. But in the hustle and bustle, it's easy to lose sight of the values we want to pass down to our children, such as strengthening and maintaining a strong parent-child attachment. Here are 10 tips to nurture attachment with our children during the holidays.

2016 has been a fulfilling year for API. Although the very best parent support is found in local API Support Groups, our evidence-informed magazine articles, blog posts, teleseminars, ebooks, and other resources also provide regular pulses of support to millions of families worldwide seeking information on raising their children with strong attachments. Of all the posts published by API this year, here are the top 10 of 2016.