The Support Group Experience: This Mama Found Her Confidence in Parenting There
Although at times we feel alienated when caring for a young child, we do not parent in a vacuum.
Who supports you in your parenting goals?
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Don’t Blame the Baby: The Best Advice I Ever Received to Give the Best Start to My Boys’ Friendship
Each of my children were carefully and lovingly planned, but the moment that pregnancy test turned out positive, the excitement was immediately mixed with worry and doubt: I was doing the right thing for my family, right?
The Growing Child: How Parenting Changes From Babies to Toddlers to Teens
I have a new baby in my family. He is now 17 months old. My last baby was born 10 years earlier. The baby before this baby was born two years prior to my second. My older children are ages 11 and 13.
How do you follow your child's lead in your parenting?
Learning to Parent: What My Daughter's Quiet Character Taught Me About How to Best Support Her
My 5-year-old is happy as long as she's around me. As a baby, she would spend all day content in a sling that I wore.
In what way is your child lovingly unique? How can you let your child know you love and appreciate him or her?
The Support Group Experience: How This Lonely Mom Found Friends Who Helped Her Become the Mom She Always Wanted to Be
When my first daughter was born, I was young, newly married, and living in a new city with no friends and no family. Even though my husband was and always has been very supportive, I knew I needed help.
Who gives you the support you need to be the parent you want to be?
Being Here Now: How I Stay in the Moment When Parenting in Stressful Situations
How often are you off in another world when you are with your child? We all struggle to give our children enjoyable, undivided time together with us.
Let's begin by taking a deep breath.
It Takes More Than an Apology: What This Mom Has Learned About Navigating Playdate Squabbles
My nearly 3-year-old daughter knows what she wants and wants it "right now, Mama, right now!" She has also been involved in some "push and shove" dialogues with other children. The immediacy of her needs is expressed verbally with as much drama and whine as she can muster and is occasionally punctuated with a push or kick, especially when the other person isn't doing what she wants.
How do you help your child resolve a playdate misunderstanding?
Whatever Happened to the 8 Principles? The 3 Skills All Parents Absolutely Need
Nurturings tucks the research-based Eight Principles of Parenting into 3 parenting skills that academic literature shows are irreducible requirements for children to flourish.
When have you shared time together with your child today?
Happy 30th Birthday to Nurturings!
Celebrate with us this month with a "walk" through Nurturings' last 30 years with daily posts on our Facebook page!
A Parent Support (R)Evolution: An Interview with the Founders of Nurturings
On this 30th anniversary year of Nurturings, the co-founders share about our organization’s history and impact on the wider culture
