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Parenting Is Not a Fad

Reclaiming healthy parenting.

Parenting
What Is a Good Parent?

Emily Edlynn Ph.D. on April 18, 2024

Personal Perspective: A child psychologist challenges norms of intensive parenting, with flexible screen time limits and minimal grade monitoring.

Personal Perspective: A child psychologist challenges norms of intensive parenting, with flexible screen time limits and minimal grade monitoring.

Parenting
What's Wrong With Gentle Parenting?

Emily Edlynn Ph.D. on March 18, 2024

Gentle parenting places too much pressure on parents to adhere to idealized standards, with little evidence. Other science-backed approaches offer more flexibility with less guilt.

Gentle parenting places too much pressure on parents to adhere to idealized standards, with little evidence. Other science-backed approaches offer more flexibility with less guilt.

Parenting
The Truth About Parents Who Yell at Kids

Emily Edlynn Ph.D. on January 26, 2024

Occasional yelling, within key parameters, can be an opportunity for relationship-building with children instead of a source of parental shame and guilt.

Occasional yelling, within key parameters, can be an opportunity for relationship-building with children instead of a source of parental shame and guilt.