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Understanding Shame, part 3: Disconnection We can't always protect our children from trauma, but we can provide the support they need to process and heal. Without support, our children can't heal and the effect of unprocessed emotional pain on their minds and bodies can be profound.	Understanding Shame, part 2: Fear and trauma We need to take care to protect our infants and children from fear, particularly the fear of feeling unloved. The human brain and body cannot grow well under a veil of fear. Here's the role fear plays into the development of emotional trauma.
Understanding Shame, part 1: What does trauma have to do with shame? Wondering how not to raise your children with toxic shame?	6 games to instill mindfulness and gratitude in our children (and ourselves) Feeling gratitude magnifies what is good, beneficial, and enjoyable. Here are 6 games to play with your child to practice noticing the good things in life.
Bring kindness home What is the essence of kindness? What does it mean to be a kind person? Why are some people more kind than others? Why do some people find it challenging to act in kind ways?	How to heal attachment with your teen I sometimes think of the teenage years as an "attachment test." As I reflect on my own 6 children when they were teenagers, I assumed that if I got the attachment part right when they were babies and toddlers, then we were set for all the years... read more
Positive discipline: The 'golden rule' of parenting What is positive discipline, and why does it work so well?	6 tips for talking politics with children Our children aren't immune to politics. No matter our views, how can we talk politics with our children in a way that respects differences but still reflects our family values?
Voicing your opinion goes a long way What are your children learning from how you and your partner resolve conflict?	API Leader Wisdom: How to respond to other parents punishing their children in public? We have all been in public and seen an overwhelmed parent losing her temper with her child -- and many of us have been in that position ourselves! It is tough to know how to respond when we witness this happening with another parent.

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