I'm Dr Ari Brown, and I'm talking about style today Now, it's not New York Fashion Week I'm talking about you and your partner selecting a parenting style You have the skills and instincts to be a great parent, and you should trust yourself, but your parenting style is the […]
I'm Dr Ari Brown and I'm going to explain what it means to be an authoritative or positive parents This approach is kind of like running a democracy, except mom and dad have the final say Positive parents value mutual respect They respond to their child's needs and they're very […]
I'm Dr Ari Brown, and I'm going to explain what it means to be an authoritarian parent In the 1960s, psychologist Diana Baumrind studied preschoolers and their families, and identified different parenting styles characterized by parents' expectations and responsiveness to their children Authoritarian parents placed high demands on their children, […]
I'm Dr Ari Brown Today, let's about discipline What is it and why is it important? Discipline literally means to teach From discipline, your child learns self-control and with that comes self-confidence and self-esteem Positive discipline means that you show respect, you listen, you reward good behavior, and you remind […]
I'm Dr Ari Brown, and today I'm going to explain attachment parenting and separate fact from fiction The Attachment Parenting movement that began in the 1990s latched on to a theory from the 1950s based on forming secure parent-child bonds Psychologists, John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth, did the original Attachment […]
When I wanted to watch the movie Selma, my Dad wouldn't let me, and my Mom would They kinda argued and it was kinda frustrating, and I didn't want to hear them argue about it But finally my mom just let me watch it while Dad was away DAD: Did […]
Parenting plans are a document or a series of ideas that people might use to help formulate how they're going to care for the children when they're separated Parenting plans are available on the Internet, surprise, surprise You'll find them on the Parent Connection website You'll find them on the […]
If you've got kids, you've probably gotten unsolicited advice from your non-parent friends and family While it can feel like a personal attack on you, your child, and your parenting skills deep breaths, moms and dads…this is the stuff you're always gonna hear! "You should be more strict" Non-parents tend […]
