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The Terrible, Wonderful Summer Vacation: How This Mom Learned to Not Just Survive Having Her Kids Home Over the Summer, But to L In a way, summer vacation reminds me of giving birth. When it's over, I forget the difficult parts and look forward to the next one.	Summertime Connection: This Mom's 3 Tips for a Fun, Yet Stress-Free, Family Calendar Summertime can bring a variety of opportunities to connect with our children and enjoy new experiences together. Here are three ways my family deepens our connections with one another during the summertime...
Summer Vacation Offers Opportunity For Deepening Relationships With Our Children I loved my childhood summer vacations, but what is it like for parents?	For This Mom, Planning Ahead Makes For a More Enjoyable Summer One of the best things about summer vacation for children who attend traditional school is that there is no fixed schedule.
Challenging the Status Quo: This Brazilian Dad Encourages Fathers Everywhere to Nurture Their Kids This Father's Day, we meet Thiago Queiroz, a dad who has been absolutely on fire for supporting other fathers in his native Brazil since his oldest of 4 children was born a decade ago.	Nurturings Tip: How to Reconnect After the Work Day Reconnecting after being apart, whether for an hour or during the workday, is essential for families.
Why I’m OK If My Son Never Says “I Love You” My 9-year-old son has never said "I love you." I honestly never gave it a second thought until I realized I was being told "I love you" multiple times daily by my 5-year-old daughter.	How We Can Make Sense of Child Behavior: An interview with Barbara Probst We want to celebrate our child's unique traits, but sometimes their differences can be worrying.
I Can Help Protect Our Planet By Raising My Children to Care Absolutely the greatest contribution I can make toward Earth's stewardship is to raise children who care. It's not enough to say we care for the planet: We must live it and model it to our children, and I've learned that this is best done... read more	An Ever-Changing Village: Why Parent Support is Crucial for Military Families One of the many reasons parents find their way to Nurturings is that they're seeking a community and Nurturings can connect them to local parenting groups.

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Parenting and Late Adolescent Emotional Adjustment: Mediating Effects of Discipline and Gender

McKinney, C., Milone, M. C., & Renk, K. (2011). Parenting and late adolescent emotional adjustment: Mediating effects of discipline and gender. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 42(4), 463-481.

Harsh discipline strategies were predictive of poor emotional adjustment in emerging adults, while positive discipline predicted healthy adjustment.

Quality of Early Maternal-Child Relationship and Risk of Adolescent Obesity

Anderson, S. E., Gooze, R. A., Lemeshow, S., & Whitaker, R. C. (2012). Quality of early maternal–child relationship and risk of adolescent obesity. Pediatrics, 129(1), 132-140.

Insecure attachment with low maternal sensitivity at ages 2 and 3 years was associated with teenage obesity.