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Why Trusting Yourself Matters More Than the Perfect Plan

There's a genre of parenting book that promises if you follow the steps in order, the result is a settled, sleeping, well-adjusted child. The genre is...

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The Main Parenting Styles and Their Effects

Most parents are running some mix of these four styles without thinking about it. The framework — developed by Diana Baumrind in the 1960s and extende...

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Parenting

How Parenting Style Influences Behavior in Children Under Three

A lot of standard parenting advice is built around children who can reason. Under-three children mostly cannot — and trying to discipline them as if t...

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Parenting

Raising Children With Values: Where to Start

Every parent wants to raise a kind, honest, brave child. Few succeed by teaching those words. Decades of developmental research — going back to Bandur...

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Parenting

Parenthood and Letting Go of Control

A profound shift in parenthood is realizing you're not in control. You can't control whether your child sleeps, eats, or cooperates. You can't control...

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Parenting

Parenting as a Process of Growth, Not a Set of Rules

When you first become a parent, it's tempting to search for "the right way" to do things. You might look for rules, frameworks, or expert advice that...

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Finding the Balance Between Children's Freedom and Rules

Parenting involves constant navigation between two competing needs: allowing children freedom to explore, learn, and develop autonomy, and providing s...

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