Parenting
Parenting today is about having to move to a higher level of understanding and into the realms of the psychology of parenting in order to protect the Emotional Health & Well-being of family life! What can emotionally intelligent parenting do for your household?
This is a very demanding time to be a parent. A big part of emotionally intelligent parenting is to remove as much stress and triggers that bring on stress and bring more fun into our families and our relationships with our children. We all need a set of essential skills to manage life, work, and relationships successfully.
What are bonding and attachment with newborns?
Bonding and attachment are about always responding to your newborn’s needs with love, warmth and care. When you do this, you become a special, trusted person in your baby’s life.
Bonding between you and your baby is a vital part of development.
Follow your child's appropriate Ages and Stages links to help you learn more about what to expect from your child’s development, positive parenting, safety, and health at each stage of your child’s life.
Positive parenting and building healthy relationships with your children. Learn about building strong emotional bonds that will promote children's healthy development.
Discover ways to use positive communication, such as praise, imitation, description, and active listening, to interact with your child.
Being a dad is one of the most rewarding and important roles you can have in life. Children benefit when dads are responsive to them, warm, loving and involved with their lives. Evidence shows neglect can have lifelong implications.
From time to time, your child is going to do things you do or don’t like. He’ll do things that are dangerous. He’ll do things you don’t want him to do again. The consequence or what happens right after makes the behavior more or less likely to happen again.
Active listening is a good way to improve your communication with your child. When you actively listen to your young child, a strong relationship develops. As your child grows, if you continue to actively listen to her, your relationship will continue to get stronger.