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Speaking peace We often reflect on whether Attachment Parenting International has made a difference in our efforts toward peace.	API Reads Join the club at API’s online book club held through GoodReads and read along with API’s 500+ other members!
“I want it—now!”: How children learn self-control We see it all the time. A child “acting up,” making a fuss in his stroller, or rolling on the floor bawling, because he wants something he is not getting.	The dark side of favorites Suddenly my child, who'd embraced her surroundings with the wonder we all aspire to, had somehow become jaded. For her world had categories. And these categories not only elevated some things, but they also made others worse.
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!	API-Inspired Leadership: An interview with Candice Garrison Prior to having children, I was full of ideas about what kids needed and how I would parent. Once I actually became pregnant, the sheer amount of overwhelming love I felt towards my unborn child radically shifted my entire world.
Strict parenting linked to substance abuse in teens Strict parenting increases the risk of drug abuse in teens, a latest research reveals.	Stop Hitting Kids in School: An Interview with Nadine Block Though research continues to show that spanking and other forms of physical punishment are both ineffective and harmful, and despite many nations across the globe instituting bans on corporal punishment in... read more
Spanking Triggers Vicious Cycle, Study Finds Unruly kids more likely to be spanked, but doing so leads to more misbehavior, researcher says.	Parents less likely to spank after reading briefly about its links to problems in children Parents who spank believe it's an effective way to discipline children. But extensive research has linked spanking to short- and long-term child behavior problems.

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