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Bringing peace to sibling rivalry No matter how gently we tell a child not to hurt another, he cannot hear us. He can only hear that he is "not all right" with us and therefore not worthy of love.	5 things dads can do to raise emotionally healthy children As men are now being called upon to spend more time and participate in the direct care of their kids, they often find themselves emotionally overwhelmed trying to balance work, relationship and family demands. In a recent U.S.
8 myths about emotions that are holding us back As a society, we don't talk much about emotions. Conversations tend to focus more on what we're doing or what we're thinking.	J.K. Simmons uses Oscar win to promote calling your parents As expected, J.K. Simmons took home the Supporting Actor Academy Award for his performance in "Whiplash." Simmons's acceptance speech was simple and yet memorable, simply because he told a worldwide audience to call their parents.
Loving one another in anger I feel a lot of love in my house. But there are conflicts, hurt feelings and misunderstandings.	Speaking peace We often reflect on whether Attachment Parenting International has made a difference in our efforts toward peace.
A sign of affection A tantrum ensued. I let her release her frustration for a few minutes.	API Reads Join the club at API’s online book club held through GoodReads and read along with API’s 500+ other members!
Why Dad’s “talk” is important The media tell us that love sports and beer and never talk about feelings. But what happens when these men become dads? Does it matter if Dad doesn’t discuss emotions?	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.

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