“Harmonious Parents”: Is This the Missing Link for Gentle Parents?
For too long, families practicing gentle parenting have struggled in feeling like they may be permissive. However, it may be that they have just been "harmonious" all along.
What Are the Effects of Maternal-Neonate Separation?
We often suggest separation of neonate and mother, even for small periods, but this isn't how we evolved and thus counters our biology. Research explored herein helps us better understand what the effects of that may be.
Why Do You Parent The Way You Do?
Gentle parenting doesn't remove hard times or negative emotions. Being aware of that and making sure you're parenting gently for the right reasons is crucial.
When Being a Primate Makes Parenting So Much Harder
We live in a society that has actively ignored that we are primates. This makes parenting so much harder, especially as our children hit the toddler years.
Setting Parenting Resolutions
Most of us parents will have set new years resolutions for our parenting, but most of us will end up struggling. Here are some ways to help you ensure that you have the greatest chance for success.
No, My Child Doesn’t Believe in Santa
'Santa's Portrait' byThomas Nast, published in Harper's Weekly, 1881 The holidays are rolling around and if you live in a Christian-centric culture, chances are you are facing the onslaught of Santa (even though
Evolutionary Mismatch: Is This the Missing Piece to So Many Modern Parenting Problems?
Could the root of many of our parenting woes lie in the evolutionary mismatch theory? New research looking at one example makes a strong case for this.
Guest Post: Attachment-Intellectual Parenting
Attachment parenting is not anti-intellectual, but it is distinctly intellectual. Its proponents are actively thinking about what sort of adults they want to raise them to be.
How Liberal Feminism and Patriarchy Work Together to Create the Detached Mother
The following is a talk I presented at the 2016 Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement Conference this past October in Toronto, ON on feminism, patriarchy, and mothering.
Guest Post: To End The Judgement We First Need To Go Through It
By not fighting for change, we can just wish away the research and continue to live in the old paradigm forever, still able to believe that we are "good parents". But we can't.