parenting Archive
“I trust you to curl my hair,” I said to my twelve-year old as she came at my sizable forehead with a hot electrical appliance. “And that’s saying something,” I added, “Because those things can hurt and I can count …
Six Ways to help their Insides Match their OutsidesBrooke Cone, Adoptive Mom and FCNI Social WorkerVoice of a Foster ParentMy family of origin is more like mac and cheese than a filet mignon. Even though we aren’t fancy and sometimes …
The Movement I love the conscious parenting movement. Amazing teachers like Janet Lansbury and L.R. Knost changed my perspective with their focus on respecting the child. I have to admit, the concepts came easy to me. I knew deep down …
“I will not make the same mistakes my parents made.” It may be one of the most common sentiments in the world of parenting. But when we express this desire, it is often met with rolled eyes or some other …
Trigger Points is the first book written, edited, published by survivors of childhood abuse geared towards parents who are survivors. . THE FIRST! THE ONLY! . It includes essays from more than 20 men and women survivor parents with children of …
Alliance of Moms held its Raising Baby event last Saturday at Children’s Institute, Inc., in Los Angeles, where a number of celebrities were in attendance, including Jessica Alba, Kristen Bell, Rachel Bilson, Michael Ealy and Jordana Brewster. Raising Baby is …
“You don't recover from addiction, but you can exist in recovery.”Susan Jones, Foster ParentFoster ParentingSeptember is National Recovery Month sponsored by SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration). I could think of no better way to honor this month …
In the early 1990s, the U.S. Advisory Board on Child Abuse & Neglect cited the failure of a reporting- investigation approach to prevent child maltreatment and called for the development of a neighborhood- based child protection system. The Board maintained that …
I’ve learned over time that in adoption circles some people describe the sometimes unusual and extreme behaviors seen in orphaned and abused children as “attachment disorder” while others label it “RAD” (Reactive Attachment Disorder.) What’s the difference and who’s right? …
It may be one of the least controversial statements in American education today: “Parent involvement can make a difference in a child’s education.” However, the question and conflict arises on how to define that involvement. Do all the PTA meetings, …