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Why not the status quo, and instead Attachment Parenting? Both of us are parents, with six sons between us, and we both were teachers with experience on the front lines, which gave us the perspective, determination and passion to begin a grassroots nonprofit organization called Attachment Parenting... read more	Attachment Parenting in shared custody With everything that is going on in our lives, I know that I am doing the best I can with my girls. I have beautiful children who are loving, kind and supportive.
Impact of praise, an inside view I've been on board with limiting praise for my kids ever since reading Unconditional Parenting by Alfie Kohn. But I didn't undestand the internal impact of praise until recently.	Mirroring Describing what you observe is happening in a non-dramatic, non-judgemental tone of voice is called "mirroring" and can be used as a positive discipline tehcnique as well as an attunement excercise in learning how to respond with sensitivity.
Teens don't rebel against parents I think if I had had a more open, respectful communication with my mother, we would have had a better relationship.	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.	Teens who skimp on sleep may face later obesity risk Teens who skimp on sleep could be setting themselves up for obesity just a few years later, a new study suggests.
Screen time makes tweens clueless on reading social cues	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?

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