Are We Having Fun Yet (Podcast)
Welcome to Passport to Parenting, where you will hear authentic conversations about parenting toddlers to teens. Our hosts are real people and trained professionals with personal stories […]
Help! I’m a slave to my baby (Podcast)
Welcome to Passport to Parenting, where you will hear authentic conversations about parenting toddlers to teens. Our hosts are real people and trained professionals with personal stories […]
How to Encourage Self-Discipline in Your Kids
By Kim DeMarchi
Self-disciplined children are the stuff of parenting dreams. You know, the kids who persevere in the face of challenges, who love to try new things, and who think through the consequences of their actions?
Luckily, self-discipline is a […]
12 Common Parenting Phrases
“Be careful!” “Hurry up!” “Be good.” Phrases like these are common to the parenting lexicon—we’ve all uttered them from time to time. Used occasionally, most are harmless enough. But when we use certain phrases repetitively, some off-the-cuff phrases may […]
To Build Confidence and Competence, Take Time to Explain
I heard a story on the radio about a robotics team at UC Berkeley that tried to develop a robot that could fold laundry. For a robot, folding laundry turned out to be incredibly difficult. “Once you start […]
5 Habits of the Helicopter Parent
No one sets out to become a helicopter parent—you know, the parent who hovers near their child, watching, and then swoops in to the rescue at the tiniest sign of challenge or discomfort. In fact, most helicopter parents have […]