Last week I was grocery shopping and suddenly heard a child’s loud yelling and wailing coming from the next aisle. A moment later I heard a frustrated …
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Opportunities for Upset – Why Struggle is Good for Our Children
As parents, we want to protect our children from the hard stuff. We seek to shield our sons and daughters from the painful parts of life. We want …
Attachment Parenting Part 3: Attachment Alone Does Not Produce Trustworthy Children by Jim Wilder
In some ways, the bane of attachment parenting shows up when a parent is trying to get close and empathize with a child who cannot be trusted when the …
Attachment Parenting Part 2: Twelve Ways to Build Attachments by Jim Wilder
Attachment parenting has picked up what Bowlby discovered about attachment – creatures that attach get close to one another. Bowlby called this …
The Significance of Healthy Shame
Just the other day my youngest son ran up the stairs with tears streaming down his cheeks. I quickly paused what I was doing, then invited him on my …
The Sweet Spot
I don’t know about you, but my family has wrestled with the transition back to school. Trying to find a workable rhythm and a sustainable structure …
