Should I Use My Baby's Photo as My Facebook Profile Pic?
A new mom wants to know if it's okay to use a photo of her baby as her Facebook profile picture. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 11, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jennifer Golbeck, Ph.D. Tags: Media Parenting Facebook profile self-esteem selfie Source Type: news
Childhood Psychological Abuse: Its Many Harmful Forms
There are many forms of unrecognized psychological abuse of children. All have lasting impact, and can be as harmful, if not more so, than physical abuse.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 11, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Douglas LaBier, Ph.D. Tags: Child Development Health Parenting Resilience child abuse psychological abuse Source Type: news
Reading to Kids: Ten Reasons It Matters, Ten Ways to Do It
Why is reading a good habit to start early, and to continue as long as children enjoy it? Here are ten reasons reading is critically important to children’s development, and ten ways parents can encourage children’s development through books and reading. Each suggestion is supported by a quote from Beyond Intelligence: Secrets for Raising Happily Productive Kids.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 11, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr Dona Matthews, Ph.D. Tags: Parenting Source Type: news
What Makes for Successful Co-Parenting After Divorce?
These principles are offered in the spirit that parents have the strengths, capacities and abilities to help children through the difficult transitions attendant to divorce, and will be able do the best for their children with concrete, practical support.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 10, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Edward Kruk, Ph.D. Tags: Parenting Resilience Source Type: news
What Matters to Women Looking for Egg Donors?
As the use of egg donors becomes more widespread, a recent study finds, women are no longer trying to hide the fact that their babies come from donor eggs by working hard to find donors who are physically or genetically similar to them. Instead, the researchers say, recipients tend to look for other qualities, such as intelligence and athletic ability, read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 10, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Robin Marantz Henig Tags: Parenting Source Type: news
Too Busy to Play? Six Ways to Push Back for Healthy Balance
Balance is essential for raising happily productive kids. It’s good for kids to have lots of stimulation, challenge, and learning, but they also need ample time for free play, nature, reflection, imagination, and even boredom. Here are six ideas you can implement starting today that will help you push back against overscheduling, and create a healthy balance.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 10, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr Dona Matthews, Ph.D. Tags: Parenting balance boredom creative imagination free play nature reflection Source Type: news
Why Adolescents Can't "Keep It All Together"
When entering adolescence, the old self-management system that was adequate for the simpler world of childhood is no longer sufficient to cope with the more complex world of growth toward individuality and independence that now begins. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 10, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Carl E. Pickhardt, Ph.D. Tags: Aging Child Development Cognition Parenting ADHD-like behaviors adolescent boredom adolescent confusion adolescent disconnectedness adolescent disorganization adolescent distractibility adolescent dissatisfaction adolescent forgetfulne Source Type: news
Why Dads Earn More and Moms Earn Less than the Childfree
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Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 10, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ellen Walker, Ph.D. Tags: Behavioral Economics Gender Parenting Work childfree by choice children Complete Without Kids discrimination Ellen Walker fathers mothers parenthood pay salary sociology Source Type: news
Picky Eaters: Emotional or Physical Problem?
Children may refuse to eat for physical reasons (constipation, abdominal pain) which can be addressed with supplements. But when they lose their appetite because of stress or grief, natural medicines can help. read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 10, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Burke Lennihan, R.N., C.C.H. Tags: Child Development Eating Disorders Health Parenting food allergies grief psychosomatic symptoms sensory processing disorder Source Type: news
Are All Parents Narcissistic?
With the focus on producing narcissistic children in today’s media, it may seem less obvious to consider the possibility that narcissism works both ways. Being slightly narcissistic may, by definition, be a job hazard of parenthood.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 8, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph.D. Tags: Child Development Parenting Personality Relationships helicopter parenting narcissism parent-child relationships Source Type: news
Six Rules to Live By When You Discipline Your Child
Too often, when parents feel provoked or triggered by their kids, discipline becomes more about releasing their feelings than teaching the child. Parents will be much more effective when they get a handle on their own emotions and are able to be attuned to their kids. With that in mind, here are some rules to live by when it comes to disciplining your child.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 7, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lisa Firestone, Ph.D. Tags: Child Development Parenting abuse child abuse dan siegel daniel siegel discipline no-drama discipline punishment spanking time outs time-outs Source Type: news
Letting Go, Again
The key to letting go, especially as a mother, is to have a fluid definition of yourself. Let yourself shift and evolve as you accept change in your life.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 6, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Teri Goetz, MS, LAC, ACC Tags: Happiness Parenting Resilience Self-Help change letting go mothers women Source Type: news
Letting Go. Again.
The key to letting go, especially as a mother, is to have a fluid definition of yourself. Let yourself shift and evolve as you accept change in your life.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 6, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Teri Goetz, MS, LAC, ACC Tags: Happiness Parenting Resilience Self-Help change letting go mothers women Source Type: news
Seven Money Conversations You Want to Have With Your Kids
The values you demonstrate around money will shade and shadow your kids’ money behavior for the rest of their lives.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 6, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Michael F. Kay Tags: Behavioral Economics Education Happiness Parenting money matters Source Type: news
Why What Your Kids Eat Matters (and Why It Doesn't)
I want to pass on a legacy of truly healthy eating to my daughters. Owning my own mistakes along the way is part of this journey.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 5, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Zanthe Taylor, M.F.A. Tags: Diet Eating Disorders Health Parenting childhood obesity cooking for family picky eater public health what children eat Source Type: news
