I’m in full support of high standards. I think we ought to expect our children to kind, thoughtful, and well-mannered. I think we ought to live up to our own expectations, too.

Think about this. The people in our lives who look past our faults and see our beauty, the ones who still see the light in us during the times we feel only darkness, those are the people who save us from the depths of blackness. Those are the ones who help us see our own beauty and light again.

The trees are green again! The warm sun is inviting you to get outside and play. Pick one activity below each day to play with your kids. Build connection, unwind, and have fun!

A family mission statement is the blueprint for how you want to build the family of your dreams. Devising this blueprint will set your family on a course to achieve the vision that you hold.

Here are 26 parenting tips from best-selling author and mother of 2, Rebecca Eanes. Read on for positive parenting advice.

Best-selling author, Rebecca Eanes shares 26 tips for parents looking for positive strategies for their children! Check out tips J through R here!

Here are 26 parenting tips from best-selling author and mother of 2, Rebecca Eanes. Positive parenting advice, tips and guidelines from A to Z!

April showers may indeed bring May flowers, but they can also bring boredom to the kids staring out the windows longing to be outdoors. The next time your picnic or trip to the park gets rained out and your little one bouncing off the walls, try one of these rainy day activities!

Sunshine and rain showers, butterflies and rainbows, April is here, and we’re ready for 30 more fun play ideas!

Dear Mom Who Is Too Hard On Yourself. Motherhood isn’t just about raising children. Motherhood is where you, yourself, are raised up to your highest potential, if you’re open to it; if you listen.

Looking for a new Easter tradition beyond just coloring eggs? I have rounded up 30 games, crafts, and recipes to make your Easter extra-special and fun.

It’s that time of year again! Time when many people declutter, dust, spruce up, and renew their physical spaces, known as spring cleaning. It’s also a good practice to take this time to spring clean your parenting.

My firstborn son has entered tweenhood. These are new waters for me, and that’s really what parenting is – growing, adapting, and learning new steps in this life-long dance. Here’s what I’ve worked out so far about being a positive parent to a tween.

Most people talk about positive parenting in terms of gentle, respectful discipline, so you’re probably not thinking of that just yet. While that is a part of the philosophy, positive parenting begins on day one because it’s about the relationship you intentionally develop with your child. Honestly, discipline will come easier when your baby becomes a toddler if you build a great relationship and learn the basics of positive parenting now.

I don’t punish my children. Some people hear that and automatically assume it means that I don’t discipline my children, and this is completely not true. Those people assume that by not punishing, I let my children by with misbehavior, and this is also false. I’m actually fairly strict on behavior, so how do I discipline?

Infants communicate with crying, sounds, and nonverbal cues such as smiles and grimaces, movements such as kicking their legs, and gestures like pointing, nodding, and shaking their heads. Babies also communicate with squeals, laughter, and babble! Here are some tips to encourage communication with your baby!

Have you forgotten how to play amid adult responsibilities and duties? Play lowers our stress and connects us with our children on a deeper level. We simply must take the time to do it! Here are 31 fresh play ideas for the month of March.

Sensitive children tend to be very self-critical, so parental criticism is an especially hard blow, though truthfully criticism isn’t good for any child and is one of four behaviors parents should avoid.

It is the age of being superficially known by hundreds and deeply known by no one, or by very few. We are virtually connected for much of the day, but our heart-to-heart connections are suffering - yet being known and accepted as we are, not as what we portray on social media, being seen and loved and valued at home, not seen and liked and noticed online, being connected to real people – these are what sustain us.

So, you’re tired of the disconnection and power struggles that traditional parenting techniques bring and you’re ready to give positive parenting an honest go, like this mother did. But you’re not sure where to start. If you’re a newbie to positive parenting, these tips should help ease the transition.

With every correction, I am giving my child a message about who he is. The messages they get from us, particularly during correction, during the times we are not happy with their behavior or choices, influence their identities.