28 10, 2013

Latest News: Scary Survey of Tech Use Among Young Children

By | October 28th, 2013|Categories: Latest News|Tags: , , , , , , |1 Comment

This disturbing article describes the growing use of technology (e.g., tablets, smartphones, apps) among very young children (0-8 years old). Here's a scary quote, from a physician no less: "I know if I need Zoe to be quiet for an hour, I can hand her the iPad and I won’t hear from her,” said Dr. [...]

14 10, 2013

Are You Sending Messages of Competence to Your Children?

By | October 14th, 2013|Categories: Parenting|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Competence is the most neglected contributor to self-esteem. So much emphasis in the “self-esteem movement” that began in the 1970s was placed on ensuring that children felt loved that the role of competence in developing self-esteem has either been ignored, minimized, or misapplied. Competence is so important because it provides the foundation on which children [...]

7 10, 2013

Do You Send “Dark” Messages of Love to Your Children?

By | October 7th, 2013|Categories: Parenting|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Of course you love your children and would never consciously reward your children with love and attention when they, for example, first sit up or walk, score their first goal, or get an A on a school test, or punish their failures with anger or rejection. The challenge is to become aware of the unconscious, [...]

24 09, 2013

Latest News: Taylor in U.S. New & World Report Article about Spoiled Brats

By | September 24th, 2013|Categories: Latest News|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

I was recently interviewed for an article about spoiled children for U.S. News & World Report online.

20 09, 2013

Latest News: Comedian Louis CK’s Take on Smartphones and Kids

By | September 20th, 2013|Categories: Latest News|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

You have to watch the comedian Louis CK's funny, yet painfully insightful and true take on smartphones, kids, people, texting, and life.

20 09, 2013

Latest News: Your Children are Listening to be Translated into Russian

By | September 20th, 2013|Categories: Latest News|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

I'm pleased to announce that my third parenting book, Your Children are Listening: Nine Messages They Need to Hear From You, will be translated into Russian, following in the footsteps of translations into French and Korean.

18 09, 2013

Share Activities of Love with Your Children

By | September 18th, 2013|Categories: Parenting|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

One of the most powerful ways you can express love to your children is to give them a gift that is, sadly, in short supply for many families, namely, time. The message you send when you are with them, mind, body, and spirit, is that you love them enough to make them your number-one priority. [...]

16 09, 2013

Early Childhood Education Has a Big ROI

By | September 16th, 2013|Categories: Education|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Back in 2011, I wrote a blog post arguing that early childhood education was far more important to positive outcomes for poor children than current efforts to reform public education once kids get to elementary and secondary school. A recent commentary in the New York Times by James Heckman, a Nobel Laureate in Economics from [...]

3 09, 2013

Use Rituals to Send Love to Your Children

By | September 3rd, 2013|Categories: Parenting|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Repetition is an essential part of ingraining healthy messages in your children. Rituals provide that consistent replication. Rituals communicate messages not only by what you say or do, but, more powerfully, by the actions your children themselves take. Plus, when they engage in rituals, and experience their positive consequences, your children gain "buy-in" and ownership [...]

27 08, 2013

Parenting: Use Catchphrases to Send Love to Your Children

By | August 27th, 2013|Categories: Parenting|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

The messages about love that you send to your children at a young age are so important because love is a powerful, complex, often wonderful, and sometimes painful emotion that will play a central role in their lives. The messages you communicate in your expressions of love toward your children provide the context for the [...]