The Slow Parenting Style: Under Pressure and Craving a Slow Down
Slow parenting (also called simplicity parenting, free range parenting, and idle parenting) is a parenting style in which children are allowed to explore the...
How Money Changes Your Parenting Style
While social status and wealth can afford children opportunities, letting children struggle and providing them time to bond with friends and family is also...
How Parenting Styles Impact Children
Parenting styles have a profound effect on how a child developments. Researchers have conducted numerous studies assessing the impact of parenting styles on children.
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In Praise of Slowness: Parenting Books about Slowing Down
Carl Honoré, author of ‘Under Pressure’ and ‘In Praise of Slowness’, inspires parents to slow down and find the natural balance between too little...
Your Play Personality and Why It Matters
Have you forgotten how to play? Discover your play personality, based on the book Play: How is Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and...
Tiger Parenting: How Chinese Parents Raise Successful Kids
What exactly is the Chinese parenting style? For Amy Chua, it means no playdate, no sleepovers, only straight As, and playing the piano or...
4 Slow Parenting Books For Idle Parents, Free-Rangers, and Simplifiers
Parenting books written about the Slow Parenting styles -- Idle Parenting, Free Range Parenting, and Simplicity Parenting -- all advocate for less parental intervention...
The Parental Salmon: When Good Parenting Means Ignoring the Trend
Sometimes the best parenting decision involves being the ‘parental salmon’ — swimming up-stream of the popular trend — in order to meet the best...
How Modern Parenting Styles Impact Motivation and Independence
Modern parenting styles -- Helicopters, Tiger Moms, Free-range Parenting, Slow Parents, and Attachment Parenting – are nothing new; they all have their roots in...