Mental Health Awareness9 min read
8 Warning Signs of Depression in Parents
You can love your children and still feel nothing when they run to you at the door.That gap — between how much you care and how little you feel — is one of the...
Rana Talmaç
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Positive Discipline9 min read
Should Kids Have a Say in Family Rules?
“Because I said so.”Three generations of parents have reached for that phrase when a child asks why a rule exists. It works—in the sense that it ends the conver...
Rana Talmaç
Positive Discipline10 min read
What's the Right Balance Between Firmness and Kindness?
“Be firm but kind.” You've heard it. Every parenting book, every blog post, every well-meaning friend at the playground. Five words that roll off the tongue lik...
Rana Talmaç
Positive Discipline9 min read
How Do You Discipline Without Damaging Self-Esteem?
You hear it before you realize it came out. “What is wrong with you?” Same words your mother used. Same sharp edge. Same kitchen, different decade. Except now y...
Rana Talmaç
Preschoolers (3-5 years)11 min read
When Should You Address Preschooler Lying?
Your daughter walks into the kitchen with marker all over her hands. The wall behind the couch now has a green stripe running across it at three-year-old height...
Şeyma Gül (Talmaç)
Preschoolers (3-5 years)9 min read
Why Rough-and-Tumble Play is Beneficial for Development
Two four-year-olds are rolling on the carpet, grabbing each other's arms, laughing so hard they can barely breathe. Nobody is crying. Nobody is angry. And every...
Şeyma Gül (Talmaç)
Preschoolers (3-5 years)10 min read
6 Art Projects That Enhance Fine Motor Development
Parents photograph the picture. They tape it to the fridge, text it to grandparents, sometimes post it online. But the picture is the least interesting part of...
Şeyma Gül (Talmaç)
Screen Time Management10 min read
The Connection Between Screen Time and Sleep Quality
The bedroom used to be the first room in the house to go dark. Now it's often the last. A story and a nightlight gave way to tablets on pillows, phones under bl...
Screen Time Management11 min read
How to Encourage Self-Regulation of Screen Time in Teens
A teenager whose phone gets taken away at 9 p.m. every night learns one thing: the rules of the house. A teenager who puts the phone down at 9 p.m. on her own l...
Screen Time Management10 min read
Why Quality of Screen Time Matters More Than Quantity
Count the minutes. That's what most screen time conversations come down to. Two hours or three? Too much or just right? Parents set timers, negotiate extra minu...
Encouraging Healthy Eating Habits10 min read
7 Ways to Involve Children in Meal Planning and Preparation
Somewhere along the way, children stopped being part of what happened in the kitchen. Not because anyone made a rule about it. Life got faster. Meals got simple...
Encouraging Healthy Eating Habits10 min read
Baby-Led Weaning: Family Meals for the Youngest Eaters
Your baby is sitting in the highchair, staring at a piece of steamed broccoli you just placed on the tray. She grabs it with her entire fist. Brings it to her f...