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The Artist's Way for Parents: An interview with Julia Cameron, creativity instructor The Artist's Way movement began more than two decades ago as author Julia Cameron shared her ideas with a few friends in her living room.	Happy Birthday, my daughter! Get inspired to write a Happy Birthday letter to your child! On APtly Said today, Effie Morchi writes a sweet, beautiful and touching letter wishing her daughter a Happy 10th Birthday!
Parental choice for healthy immunity The big parenting news lately centers on childhood vaccinations. It's an area of parenting that we do not take a stance on. Rather, API advocates for informed choice.	A lesson in approachability and honesty I returned home after a night out at a friend's house. It was late. The house was dark and quiet. My husband and kids were asleep.
In lieu of presents Editor's note: This post was originally published on Oct. 16, 2008, and it continues to offer a valuable perspective on passing along family values to our children.	Was Attachment Parenting worth it? For the last few days, my son has been hunched over an application for a summer program at NASA. I've been helping him, shoulder to shoulder, when he needs it, and I find myself staring at him when he's not looking.
Parents need to be the compass point It's normal to worry about how our children will turn out in the future. Will they accept the values and ideals that we want to pass on to them? Will they follow the path we hope they will take?	API Reads Join the club at API’s online book club held through GoodReads and read along with API’s 500+ other members!
Lying and trust We catch children hiding the truth from the time they are quite young. Lying or keeping secrets is a defensive instinct that protects the child from too much vulnerability.	Going roadtripping...with the kids In front of the wood-burning stove, well into winter, we began our typical summer vacation daydreaming. We settled at last on a cross-country road trip from New York to Oklahoma, USA, to see family. Thus began our planning of a long car trip.

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