conscious parenting

A driving summer rain rousts us from bed at 2am on Wednesday. It snuffs the fireflies’ lanterns, plunging our twinkling hilltop into darkness as Bob and I…

I reckon that, by this point in the coronavirus lockdown (Week 4 here in Britain), many parents are starting to find their children’s constant company…

Don’t worry about “spoiling a baby.” It cannot be done! New parents are often told not to “spoil the baby.” Some people envision “little emperors” demanding…

Where should we direct children’s attention? As we socially distance ourselves, children may need to hear why this is important. Here is an explanation…

I get emails from people wanting to know how to "do" the paradigm of baby consciousness when they are pregnant. The inquiries often start with, "I'm pregnant,…

Research by Durham University's baby sleep experts has led to new international guidance on bedsharing. In the new protocol, breastfeeding mothers and…

An Excerpt from the New Book by James McKenna, PhD About the book In Safe Infant Sleep, the world’s authority on cosleeping breaks down…

Wrestling Ghosts is a raw, intimate, and heart-opening documentary about parenting, childhood trauma and healing. Wrestling Ghosts follows the epic inner…

Although Junod is pessimistic about the lasting influence of Mr. Rogers because of the power of social media to undermine civility and fracture solidarity,…

Whether or not children learn to read impacts their lives forever. Even though non-reading adults can and do learn to read, learning to read as an adult can…