October is Attachment Parenting Month

We’re often worrisomely, busily going about doing all the “right” things for the love of our children and a desire for them to have the “best” opportunities and advantages in life.  It’s easy to get carried away sometimes without realizing it. We all have perfectionist tendencies that we use in healthy ways to think convergently […]

Today’s post is sponsored by: A recent study published in the Creativity Research Journal indicates that parenting style makes a difference in child creativity.  The authoritarian parenting style, characterized by high expectations and low warmth expression, is negatively related to child creativity.   Of the four parenting styles identified by developmental psychologist Diana Baumrind, the most […]

“Children are excellent problem solvers and have many creative ideas for helpful solutions.”  Many of us have had firsthand experience with author Jane Nelson’s statement.  Still, sometimes, it can be hard for us to accept unconventional solutions.  Nelson provides additional guidance and says that the solutions agreed upon be “related, respectful, reasonable, and helpful.” Make […]