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The Clown is Sometimes Serious When we think of a child in a certain way, we lock him right into the way we perceive him. Without intending to do so, we imprison children into patterns of behaving.	No Quick Fix It's important to step back and look at the big picture when we find ourselves opting for quick fixes.
How to change someone’s story "Well, I was just at the height of my worry when something happened. I guess you could call it a game changer. In this case, I’m calling it a story changer.	Editor's Pick: Renee Jain on "Anxious Children" We all want to raise happy, healthy, confident children. But some children seem to have a harder time at managing their anxiety than others. So what, exactly, works to ease our children's anxiety, especially if they're prone to worry?
Using NVC in the Family Over the last several years, I have been reading Dr. Marshall Rosenberg's classic book, Nonviolent Communication, and sharing some of his pearls of wisdom with my adult sons. Oh, how I wish I had this book when they were very young!	Holding Space for Letdown Time passed, and she was going to her father's house. I wanted to encourage her to stay. I wanted to keep her from him, but I knew that it wasn't my place. As her mother, it is not my job to keep her from her father.
Editor's Pick: Dr. Patricia Nan Anderson on "Helping Kids Lose" Everyone likes to win, and little kids are no exception. But you cannot win them all, and losing throws young children (and older ones) into a tailspin. How can you help your child learn how to lose?	How parents can help their children succeed, stay in school Students are back in school and now is the time for parents to develop routines to help their children succeed academically.
Hold on to Your Kids For me, Attachment Parenting has been like a life preserver in a cultural sea that is constantly in turbulance and posing many dangers.	Seeking an Answer, Being the Answer The processes of first finding our sadness and then our tempering elements are human processes that help us keep our perspective on life and develop the resourcefulness adn resilience we need to adapt to the circumstances that come our way.

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