One may think this week's parent topic, Distracted Parenting, will be one of those class discussions when you leave TLC feeling more guilty than you did when you walked in. Hopefully, this will NOT be the case- especially after our discussion last week around the importance...
Research has clearly demonstrated that babies recognize when faces are of a race different from their own. Of course, at this young age, babies do not hold negative (or positive) beliefs about these racial differences. When do children begin making judgments around racial differences? And,...
As parents ourselves, we know preparing and feeding our children can be a (very) stressful component of parenting. For some of us, we worried our little ones aren't eating enough healthy foods. For other loving caregivers, we worry that perhaps our children are eating too...
Last week, we began the spring semester with an overview discussion focused on which parenting strategies we value and plan to (or already) implement in our homes. This week, the TLC Parent Topic will be more specific and supportive around parenting young children. We will...
Life has no guarantees. As adults, we certainly know this well. However, supposedly, based on numerous research studies, there are some parenting strategies more likely to set children up for success. Take a moment to read through the 11 strategies that parents of successful children have in common....
Our next two parent topics are committed to supporting parents around children's challenging behaviors. Rebecca Eanes, the author of the best-seller book Positive Parenting, surveyed over 9000 parents and asked them what were the top behaviors that made parents lose their control. Children whining came in...
A TLC semester doesn't go by without dedicating at least one week's parent topic to Healthy Family Sleep. This week's article will be sure to bring up some interesting class conversation: sleep deprivation specifically for new fathers. Supposedly, based on sleep research, new fathers may...
We wouldn't be surprised if many of you are already familiar with the following interview aired on NPR last February with Erika Christakis, professor, and author of The Importance of Being Little. Please take a moment to review Christakis' important thoughts about early education. We...
This week's TLC's Parent Topic is fascinating. We will be discussing the research of Dr. Robert LeVine and his wife, Sarah, in their recently published book, Do Parents Matter? Please take a moment before class to read the following article from The Atlantic where magazine author,...
As many of you have already experienced in the TLC Play & Parenting classes, every week we focus on a specific area of child development (for example, language, cognitive, gross motor, social-emotional development etc.). To see that area of development in live action, we offer...
