How much are our kids’ personalities shaped by the order in which they were born? Will every middle child have a Jan Brady complex or is there something we can do about it? Renowned family therapist and author, Meri Wallace, helps us combat the birth order blues.
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We are a group of dedicated parents, just like you, who know that life’s most important lessons aren’t about ABCs and 123s, but rather how to become good people. Here you will find articles from savvy moms and world-renowned experts offering insight into the many challenges we all face as we try to raise healthy, safe, well-adjusted children. Be sure to also check out our Ruby’s Studio line of stylish, helpful products based in social and emotional learning for young kids.
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01.05.12
Part 2 in our Finding Happiness series: how can we safeguard our own emotional balance in the midst of catering to our kids’ big emotions all the time? Internationally acclaimed Andrew Weil, M.D., offers some simple, concrete, doable tips to help us increase and maintain our own sense of well-being.
12.28.11
As we give and give and give to our broods, our own happiness often feels like second fiddle. In part 1 of our series on Finding Happiness in the New Year, Dr. Aymee Coget offers 6 easy tips to instill into our daily routines to help increase the happiness quotient in our lives for 2012. Happy New Year to you and yours!
12.23.11
Do all your “Everything Recycled, Educational & Handmade” Holiday gift plans ultimately end in a last-minute dash to the mall? Funnymom Maryellen Hooper cracks us up with tales of her all-natural Norman Rockwell Christmas gone awry.
12.15.11
Is your 5 or 6 year-old pushing boundaries and breaking rules he knows he shouldn’t? Unabashedly acting against your wishes? Dr. Claudia M. Gold says take a step back, parents – this defiance business is not quite what you think.
12.08.11
The overpacked calendars and mountains of “stuff” overtaking our lives during the Holidays can be overwhelming for young kids. Renowned author, Kim John Payne discusses the casualties of excess and the power of simplicity.
12.02.11
Los Angeles parents: please join us for this class to address some of our hardest parenting challenges – Tantrums, Testing and Talking Back! Jennifer Waldburger, LCSW has tons of sage advice to help us regain our sanity. Read on for details…
12.01.11
Does steam come out of your child’s ears when she can’t get something “right?” Dr. Avril P. Beckford, author of “Allow Your Children to Fail if You Want Them to Succeed” makes a winning case for failure.
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