Child development
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5 reasons why you should read stories to your kids before bed Thread https://t.co/IiWgHqxVfu
As parents, we all want our children to grow up to be independent thinkers, with the ability to make good decisions for themselves. https://t.co/8xbKQLGvjP
Addiction is a coping mechanism and a way we attempt to soothe our nervous system. Here's a compassionate (and honest) way to think about addiction:
Let's talk about growing up as the invisible child:
🧵 @YouTube Kids is grooming children with LGBTQ+ propaganda🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 I made an account and what I found was disgusting
9 ways school squandered your potential:
Let's talk about secure attachment and why you're able to trust your partner and have a positive view of yourself:
Let's talk about disorganized attachment and why you may have chaotic relationships with intense conflict:
I'm a developmental scientist who studies how children grow & learn across cultures. I'm also an American mom who feels the extreme pressure put on parents in the West. I'm here to...
The average age of first exposure to pornography is 11. 15 counter-cultural tips for parents who want to fight the sexualisation of children:
For 9 years, I've been a public school teacher. Parents homeschool your kids, here's why...
Siblings can grow up in the same home, but have completely different experiences of their childhood and their parents. Here's why:
7 tips on how to raise warriors not worriers: https://t.co/8ZXGaEt5uG
The US has the highest rate of children living in single-parent households of any nation in the world. About 80 percent of single-parent homes are led by single mothers. At a r...
A teenager whose unusual #disease forced him to live a #lonely life 1. Sam was a bubbly kid until the age of 8, when his parents noted that he would blink his eyes on an off. This...
Self shaming, self abandonment, and self hatred are adaptations we learn as children for survival. HERE'S WHY:
Sounds familiar! "Classic pastimes of children required few or no possessions. They operated outside the market economy; or, at least, they called for limited materials and purcha...
• A child who grew up learning to apologize for things, he never did.
This article from a website called “Changing Childhoods” talks about “sexual citizenship” for children. It describes children as “producers and consumers of sexuality” with “collec...
If you were the trophy child, you probably spent a majority of your life trying to achieve or perform for love and are a self proclaimed perfectionist. Here's why:
Sleep has made my wild son tame. I, staring, ask: Is this the same Whose identity is made, Lost, remade by every shade, By every golden cave of sun? Is this the boy whos...
Parents and parents-to-be, open this, Here are 9 visuals that will make you a better parent... 1. https://t.co/vdAJQhgC4g
14 things every father should teach his children: 1.) Teach children about drugs and porn because those are the only addictions that can destroy their lives.
Have a friend who speaks to his kids like adults. They developed an advanced vocabulary early on. Then they started kindergarten. At school, they were surrounded by kids with limi...