In some ways, the bane of attachment parenting shows up when a parent is trying to get close and empathize with a child who cannot…
Our boys just finished their summer baseball season here in Holland, MI. They really enjoyed themselves, but they had a big learning curve! Three years…
Attachment parenting has picked up what Bowlby discovered about attachment – creatures that attach get close to one another. Bowlby called this “proximity seeking.” The way…
Chris just returned home from a 10-day trip to South Korea. He had a wonderful time training the eager attendees in the 19 relational skills…
A note from Jen: When we first became parents, we were already teaching the 19 relational skills and the Life Model principles, yet parenting was…
We have a rule in our house that we don’t have important conversations (or continue disagreements) if we have fallen out of Relational Mode. If…
My 9-year-old son was tired and grumpy. He obviously had fallen out of relational mode, which means his brain’s relational circuitry was not working correctly.…
Have you ever noticed that some children (and adults) do well with one other friend, but if you add a third to the mix, the…
Do you ever feel like you should know what to do by now with your children? Are you feeling frustrated with yourself that you feel…
My husband and I like to take our sons out for some one-on-one time where we build joy and chat about whatever is on their…