I’ve heard about attempts to reach millennial parents with electronic tools such as parenting apps. And apps can certainly be useful. But there is a limit, and let’s face it: There is a lot of casual parenting education out there. Too many people have children,...
by Michael Popkin Research from De Montfort University in the UK showed that parents who praised their children five times each day saw an improvement in the child’s behavior. A “Five Praises Campaign” was even launched to help parents learn to be mindful of the need...
by Michael Popkin On May 14, 2019, my wife, Melody, and I became grandparents of an 8½ pound baby boy. Our daughter, Megan, whom some of you may remember as the ten-year-old girl reciting the Ages and Stages poem in our earlier version of Active Parenting:...
