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The power of nurturing touch on child behavior When we think of providing nurturing touch, what most often comes to mind may be skin-to-skin with our newborn, babywearing, or infant massage. Nurturing touch continues to be a critical need for children (and adults!) of all ages.	Developing resilience in children "The most recent statistics collected by the Pennsylvania Youth Survey (2015) of State College students found that, “The most common depressed thought was “at times I think I am no good at all,” reported by 26.7 percent of students in this... read more
Understanding sensory processing difficulties in our children Many families discover Attachment Parenting in their quest for how to raise their "spirited" children. All children, evident from birth on, have their own unique temperament.	Your Parent Compass: The 'enlightened witness' April is both Child Abuse Prevention Month and Cesarean Awareness Month.
Editor's pick: How your childhood shaped your adult personality Parenting education needs a boost in national politics and policymaking discussions. The effects of growing up feeling unloved has become a public health crisis.	True sportsmanship Good sportsmanship is a tough skill to learn -- for both children and adults. This video demonstrates empathy in action among preteens who just won perhaps the biggest soccer match of their lives.
4 tips to help children grieve the loss of a pet Children share a special attachment with their pets, and the loss of a pet can be very sad for them. But grief is an important emotion to learn how to sensitively respond. What is the best way to guide children in grieving for their pet?	Parenting for peace in a war zone Most of us are fortunate to have never known war up-close. Most of us have never spent time as a refugee. Most of us have never tried parenting for peace in a war zone. This video describes what's all involved.
What about boys and Attachment Parenting? People often fear that if boys are nurtured too much, it somehow warps their personalities and makes them too dependent and too sensitive. What does this mean when it comes to Attachment Parenting with our sons?	Understanding Shame, part 4: Growing up shame-based Shame is experienced as a passing emotion in almost everybody. It exists to tell us that we are at risk of losing important social relationships, or that we might be thrown out of our group.

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