Simplifying Parenting

Simplifying Parenting

Simplifying Parenting from the Start:

Me + You = Us

by Cynthia Frosch, PhD

In the current climate, many families are choosing to scale back, live more simply, and prioritize.  Moving to a larger home or spending money on a nursery may be beyond the reach of many families expecting a new baby.  What can new and expecting parents do to simplify the transition to parenthood?  Let’s address three key – and free! – investments all parents can make from the start.

Raising Emotionally Healthy Children: Feeling Included

Dad Talking to Daughter

Fourth in a Series of Articles on Raising Emotionally Healthy Children

 

Guest Post from The Children’s Project

Feeling Included is a fourth critical emotional need of children.  They need to feel they belong, to feel a part of things, to feel connected to other people, to have a sense of community.  That’s why kids join cliques, gangs, clubs and teams – to satisfy that need to belong.