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Five Questions with Dr. Edward Hallowell on the “Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness”

Dr. Edward Hallowell is the keynote speaker at our Mommybites Summit in NYC on May 20, 2010. He has authored several books on parenting, including one titled The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness. We asked Dr. Hallowell to answer five questions about his own parenting and childhood. 1. What do you really want for your […]

Positive Parenting- Creating a Positive Atmosphere: Making it Real

After listening to tonight’s teleconference phone class on positive parenting, I have a couple of items that are still running through my mind. Simi Yellen, the host of the series, gave the participants a checklist on how to make positive atmosphere in our home. There were six items on this list. There were two that […]

How Do Your Kids Get Attention? What is Positive Parenting?

How Do Your Kids Get Attention? What is Positive Parenting?

I have run across the phrase “positive parenting” several times in my work at Mommybites, parenting magazines and websites. It seems like an interesting topic and, hey, who wouldn’t want to be a positive parent? As I worked through the developmental stages of my first daughter, I knew the parenting style my parents had used […]