Nine days after she gave birth, April and her newly born daughter joined my moms group. Her daughter is now two-and-a-half years old and has the strong opinions and big feelings that parents of any toddler will recognize. April and her friend, Patricia, were recently discussing their toddlers’ epic resistance…

When our children melt down in response to a limit, something has them out of sorts. Something has left them stressed and they can no longer think. “The kindest thing you can do for (them),” writes Patty Wipfler, “is to stop the misbehavior and listen… filling (your child) with your…

Finding peace right smack in the middle of family life By Mary Esther Malloy When my sister and I were kids, we’d blast Tchaikovsky and wreck the living room with our latest staging of The Nutcracker. …

Early-in-life stress can lead to a lifetime of anxiety. Can intensive nurturing interrupt this trajectory? Scientists think so. By Mary Esther Malloy, MA Liz looked down at her phone and got a shock. In labor…come to hospital, the message read. …