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Thank goodness for the protective urge that compels parents to keep their children safe. None of us would reach adulthood without those loving arm...
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 02:20
During the vulnerable seasons of our lives—early childhood, illness and old age—we depend on the help of caregivers.
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 02:29
But for toddlers, the tipping point is always just within reach.
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 02:36
Those first challenges are tough for parents.
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 02:16
Good dads know that life is too precious to waste on mediocre efforts.
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 04:42
They know the differences between males and females, but haven’t yet learned that those roles are permanently assigned.
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 02:24
As she recovers from her serious injuries and resulting surgeries, she counts herself blessed. Losing two legs seems no price at all to have paid ...
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 02:12
Many parents feel sorry for their children when they face challenges and treat them as “vulnerable children” for years to come, compounding their d...
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 02:24
And while there’s nothing special about this corner, it has been the site of some extraordinary moments.
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 02:19
We feed them healthy food, teach them discipline, and support them in their academic learning. But sometimes, we busy parents forget one crucial t...
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 02:25
Parenting has never been and will never be a one-size-fits-all proposition.
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 02:27
A child learning to separate from his parents at daycare or preschool will awaken from a dream in which he’s abandoned.
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 02:14
Maria Trozzi’s book Talking with Children about Loss describes how children understand death at different ages.
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 02:41
Kids really do know best sometimes.
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 02:24
I’ve recently observed many parents frantically trying one punishment after another as they react to the ornery antics of their little ones. Child...
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 02:55
This young couple left their doctor’s office with a confirmation of their suspicions that they are to become parents. And suddenly, they know that...
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 02:32
Somewhere between the super bowl and baseball’s opening day, it happens every year. Here we are, right in the thick of flu season.
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 02:26
Instead of recognizing that both children are doing just fine, they’ve fallen into the trap of comparing their children.
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 02:32
The goal of childhood is to prepare kids to live successfully in a world full of bumps and scrapes.
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 02:31
For the remainder of the flight, that parent felt as if she had an ally. She knew someone really saw and valued her family.
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 02:26
We seem to carry our fathers’ opinions of us throughout our lives.
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 02:36
The baby of the family has a different sort of existence from the very beginning.
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 02:44
Parents despair over their children’s disappointing behavior
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 02:33
A caller to my radio show "The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel and Control How You Feel" asked why the schools were not doing more to help his rela...
- Added: Oct 25, 2013
- Length: 19:43
It’s one of those enigmas of child-rearing: In order to flourish, children need a complex mix of events that are both normal and novel.
- Added: Oct 25, 2013
- Length: 02:23