By Aoife Magee, PhD, and Jean Bishop, MA Over time, parenting and teaching styles influence a child’s development, including their self-esteem, self-control and self-reliance. Therefore, we need to consciously guide children in ways that will strengthen their social and emotional skills. A parenting and teaching style is defined as the means by which an adult […]
All About Our Groups
What are parenting groups like? Why do they become important to the participants? How do the parents get along? Many answers are in this article by The Register-Guard, which also discusses the history of Parenting Now! View the PDF: Group grows up.
Postpartum Depression and Parenthood
I’m happy not to be a cavewoman, for a variety of reasons. But right now, I’m particularly happy not to be a cavewoman or any woman without access to a sympathetic medical community, because postpartum depression has been kicking my butt. I’ve heard the arguments that PPD, or perinatal mood disorder, is just a modern-day […]
Peer Court Helps Teens
Innocent until proven guilty by a jury of one’s peers. This is the basis of our criminal justice system, an appropriate and just forum when guilt is questioned. Often missing from this equation, however, is true accountability, especially in the juvenile court system. We are taught not to admit guilt in this system, which results […]
Child Abuse Can Be Prevented
Every day at Parenting Now! and Relief Nursery, we are rewarded by the success of a parent who nurtures and protects their child instead harming or putting them at risk, overcomes an obstacle, or makes a better decision when feeling frustrated or overwhelmed. But there is still much work to be done. April is Child […]
Emotion Study Seeks Families
The Emotion Regulation in Families study, which is part of the Psychology Department at the University of Oregon, is seeking mothers of children aged 36-60 months who have experienced the following in their lives: fear of abandonment in relationships, difficulty controlling anger, being impulsive, and having relationships with extreme ups and downs. Additional screening qualifications […]
Introduce Babies to Nature
When we learned that we were going to be having a child, we knew immediately that it would be important to for us to expose him to nature and the outdoors as much as possible. But we also knew that might be a challenge. It could be difficult to deal with adverse weather, diaper changes […]
Announcing a Pregnancy
Before I was pregnant, I thought of myself as something of a “tough girl.” I sat through many piercing and tattoo appointments without a complaint, I would routinely go out for my daily run in pouring rain, and I didn’t even cry when (spoiler alert) Bambi’s mom died. But those first few months of pregnancy […]
Favorite Children’s Books
Jennifer Volem, a parenting educator with Parenting Now!, asked parents in several Wonderful ONEs® groups to share the titles of their favorite books from their childhoods. First group: Corduroy I Am a Bunny Baby Listens Baby Face books Camping Spree with Mr. McGee The Foot Book Put Me in the Zoo Tadpole Rex Forest Friends The Little […]
Pregnancy and Physical Changes
I have a confession. I have had the easiest pregnancy ever. I haven’t vomited, I don’t have gestational diabetes or hyperemesis gravidarum, and my feet aren’t swollen. The worst I can say is I’ve had some mild heartburn and a little hip pain in the third trimester. Lucky me, right? Because I’ve been so lucky […]
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