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The Parenting Playbook

Strategies for raising thriving kids

Grief
How to Parent Through Grief

Calvina Ellerbe Ph.D. on September 24, 2024

A Personal Perspective: Suffering in silence should be a relic of the past. Use these strategies to parent through grief.

A Personal Perspective: Suffering in silence should be a relic of the past. Use these strategies to parent through grief.

Grief
My Brother Died When I Was 13 Years Old

Calvina Ellerbe Ph.D. on September 23, 2024

A Personal Perspective: Even when tragedy strikes, parenting does not end. Parents and children deserve more information and clarity about grief. This is my story.

A Personal Perspective: Even when tragedy strikes, parenting does not end. Parents and children deserve more information and clarity about grief. This is my story.

Gratitude
Ending the Entitled Generation

Calvina Ellerbe Ph.D. on September 16, 2024

Entitlement among the recent generation seems ubiquitous. Avoid raising young people who look to receive before they give. Raise your children to be grateful!

Entitlement among the recent generation seems ubiquitous. Avoid raising young people who look to receive before they give. Raise your children to be grateful!

Mating
How to Choose the Ideal Partner for Parenthood

Calvina Ellerbe Ph.D. on May 13, 2024

The first and most important parenting decision a future parent can make is who to parent with. This is one choice that is too important to be left up to chance.

The first and most important parenting decision a future parent can make is who to parent with. This is one choice that is too important to be left up to chance.

Family Dynamics
How to End Sibling Rivalry

Calvina Ellerbe Ph.D. on March 13, 2024

Examine the many strategies for raising siblings who become friends for life. Celebrating their differences is key!

Examine the many strategies for raising siblings who become friends for life. Celebrating their differences is key!