To anyone looking in, I was the always-gleaming, highly achieving mom of a darling baby boy. For me looking out, I felt like I was drowning. While inside I struggled, outside I strained to present a s...
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"Parenting for Peace" by Marcy Axness
Preparing for Baby: What Do You REALLY Need?
by Marcy Axness
Since August is the month with the most babies being born, let's talk about what you really need when preparing for baby. It's probably not what you think! I remember the fun of “shopping for baby.” A...
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baby planning, parenting, postpartum, baby's room
The Trouble with Time-Out
by Marcy Axness
So there you are one afternoon, at the end of your rope with an out-of-control three-year-old. You know you won’t spank him, and you have become mindful of avoiding shame-based measures, so what’s lef...
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attachment, brain development, discipline, Gordon Neufeld, shame, social brain, spanking, time-out
Protect Your Child's Mental Health with WONDER
by Marcy Axness
August 11 was a day of two unrelated yet poignantly simultaneous events: the passing of Robin Williams, whose white-hot brilliance has often been characterized as other-wordly; and the celestial light...
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child mental health, addiction, attachment, bipolar, depression, Perseids, Robin Williams, wonder, David Elkind