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Building a castle with my 5 year old I've always let my children try to do a lot of things on their own, but lately I've been making more of an effort to allow my 5-year-old son more autonomy in what he's doing.	Harnessing the incredible learning potential of the adolescent brain It has become a cultural cliché that raising adolescents is the most difficult part of parenting.
8 ideas to holiday gift-giving to cultivate more connection The holiday season is upon us. As chilly winds begin to blow and the days become short and gray, we are given the opportunity to draw near and celebrate what brings warmth, light and love into our lives in the face of cold and darkness.	How to raise an emotionally resilient child Emotional resilience has become a buzzword in parenting. Yet most of us want our children to feel only one emotion: happiness.
What's the harm in saying "there are starving kids in Africa" to get your child to eat his veggies? You know this saying since it’s pretty much a parenting cliché used to cajole children to eat their vegetables: “There are starving children in Africa.	More focused, better behaved kids -- through mindfulness Would the world be a better place if more of us were trained to take a mindful moment to connect emotions we are feeling to our brains before we act?
Insightful parents may choose AP, but AP can also inspire parents to develop insight By its very nature, those of us who are insightful and mindful gravitate toward Attachment Parenting (AP) as it fits in with who we are as individuals.	Parenting with presence: co-sleeping As attachment parents, my husband Scott and I have broken mainstream society's cardinal rule of parenting: Our daughter has slept in our bed for, at least, some portion of most of her 3,532 nights on this planet.
Want your child to learn self-control? First, teach self-validation A child's ability to form healthy self-validation is a vital goal of child development.	Thanksgiving for joy and peace in my parenting I am so thankful to API. I can only imagine how different my life would be without the peaceful communication skills and lifestyle I have learned and put into practice in my home the past 9 years.

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