Category Archives: Behavior and Development

Power Struggles!

Anyone who has a toddler knows that power struggles are a common challenge. Whether it’s bedtime, tooth-brushing, transitions from park play to nursery school, negotiating these obstacles requires forethought, excellent timing and some specific skills (or a bit of luck). … Continue reading

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Don’t Teach Your Baby to Read

As far as I can tell, in order to be a competent parent these days, you need a really expensive blender, a special internet subscription, videos to make your child smarter, gravity-defying dishes, and of course, kits to teach your … Continue reading

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A Visit to the Lab with your Child Scientist

Indiana University Psychological and Brain Sciences Dept. Child Development Labs   Interested in participating with your little child scientist? Email us at:  cogdev@indiana.edu Or visit our website and register online:  http://www.indiana.edu/~cogdev/ There are three blue boxes on the table, but … Continue reading

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Book Review: NurtureShock

NurtureShock, by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman, had been on my reading list since it was published in 2009.  I’m glad I finally checked it out from the library, and my two-word review is: Read it. (Based on the title … Continue reading

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Parenting with Frog & Toad

Last weekend, I went to see Cardinal Stage Company’s production of A Year With Frog and Toad.  (This isn’t a review of the show, but I will say that it was FABULOUS.  See it this weekend if you can.)  In … Continue reading

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