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Read More →Anyone with more than one child can
tell you that children can be very different,
even given the same home environment
and same parents….
Your children may not be listening to you
but research suggests they may be
mirroring you.
There has been a noted shift, particularly in the
past five years, with respect to gender norms
surrounding work and care and fathers wanting
to be more involved. In 12 per cent of Canada’s
two-parent families in 2011, it was the men who
stayed home while their wives were […]
Although preschoolers can appreciate
sharing as a social norm, they don’t
really embrace the principle until they’re
at least 7, according to the study,
published in the journal PLOS One.
As couples are starting families later
in life and they are facing increasing
economic pressures, more and more
parents are wondering whether or not
they will have that second child.
Parenting is a so much about teamwork,
and more often than not, partners parent
differently. When parental differences can
be aligned, this collaboration provides
opportunities for sharing, creativity, and
understanding one another better.
A very recent study out of UBC, soon to be published
in an upcoming issue of the journal Psychological
Science, reveals data showing that in homes where
fathers pitched in, daughters held broader career
goals.
” It is the personal paradox of our time:
never before has there been so much
opportunity for families to plug in and
at the same time disconnect.
” Catherine Steiner-Adair, EdD
Mindfulness is a term used to describe a way
of striving to be more aware and present in
our day to day lives. We live such hectic lives
that being mindful helps us to slow down and
absorb the moments in a deeper way than we
normally might.Applying mindfulness to parenting
can bring many benefits to the parent/child relationship.
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