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Parenting without punishment in a punishing world I will admit it. I'm a bit of a control freak. Actually, I need a lot of control, because I am a "Type-A," "Judgement," "Gold color" or whatever those personality tests use to describe me.	Choose to respond with love It was getting close to time to leave the park, so I told my 5-year-old son he could do one last loop around the trail on his bike.
Bringing peace to sibling rivalry No matter how gently we tell a child not to hurt another, he cannot hear us. He can only hear that he is "not all right" with us and therefore not worthy of love.	Creating a secure attachment in the adopted child with additional distresses that few parents are prepared for, or even aware of. An adopted child comes to the family with latent memories of grief, a fear of attachment and emotional memories of inarticulate loss.
Screentime can be family time The issue of screentime is one that has come up in my group, API of Knoxville, from time to time.	Would you like some pictionary with your soup? All this talk about presence has made me re-examine some of the good, and bad, habits my family has fallen into.
Teaching environmental responsibility Today is Earth Day, which means that many of us are thinking about our environmental footprint. My 2-year-old Jacob is totally oblivious to all of the talk about saving the planet, but my 6-year-old Hannah is very interested.	Listen to your baby! The seeds for my organization, Parenting for a Caring World, were sown back in 1981 when I learned from La Leche League International about the parenting approach that many now refer to as Attachment Parenting (AP), though there was no name for... read more
5 things dads can do to raise emotionally healthy children As men are now being called upon to spend more time and participate in the direct care of their kids, they often find themselves emotionally overwhelmed trying to balance work, relationship and family demands. In a recent U.S.	Hyper-parenting is negatively associated with physical activity among 7–12 year olds Physical activity plays an important role in the physical, mental and social health of children. Unfortunately, most children do not accumulate sufficient physical activity for health benefits.

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