Caring and Connected Parenting Guide
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For most mothers, there is a period of time when the center of our world was a warm, soft, remarkable creature that cooed and cried in our arms. But it isn’t long before we also feel we are way over our heads. We need help - the kind of help contained in The Caring and Connected Parenting Guide. The parent-child connection is really the building block of every other relationship we have in life. What we learn about ourselves and our place in the world when we are very young never stops affecting our experiences with others. There are two advantages of parenting in the 21st century. The first is the developing body of neuroscience that allows us to understand how human brains grow and how children develop physically and mentally over time. The second is the emergence of parenting as a series of intentional behaviors that can be learned, studied and practiced. The goal of both efforts is effective parents, thriving children, loving families and caring communities that allow us to make the very most of every opportunity. The practice of parenting becomes, in effect, not so much about disciplining our children, but about understanding ourselves, acting consistently and intentionally in accord with our own beliefs, so that our children may learn to do the same. From this perspective, we are so pleased to pass on to you The Caring and Connected Parenting Guide. It's helpful in practical ways, and based on what we now know about how children's brains work. Decoding the behavior of our children and understanding our own is likely to lead to a calmer, happier home and a more fruitful parent/child relationship. Rather than hold us to impossible standards, the guide points out "there is no perfect parent". To access the guide, click here. |
