Moms (or Mom figures) and Dads (or Dad figures) can represent different energies for children. Their parental energies are like the...

What does family emotional wellness mean? What words come to mind when you think about family wellness? Maybe: Communication Reserving...

You just got home with your 2-year-old. She is trying to take her shoes off and, bless her heart, is taking forever. So you go ahead and...

Uhhhh ok, well, it’s kind of unavoidable. Sorry. Our childhoods are firsthand data on being children and interacting with a parent, so...

“She has my eyes, but this nose is definitely her dad’s.” “His personality is like mine, but her love of sports is just like her mother.”...

Ideally, no. But realistically, yes. Because of look around. It’s a man’s world out there. And that’s not a joke or a cliché or a passing...

Love to a child is like water to fish. They don’t know anything else. A child is made through the miracle of love. Well, at least the act...

Gifts, lights, trees, food, more gifts, more food. These are what the holidays are all about! Right? No, of course not. But they may be...

Jasmine and Ray are sitting on the floor playing together. Jasmine suggests Ray lie down and “go to sleep” because it is bedtime. She...

While seeing and celebrating all the different holidays this season, we at Child In Mind were pressed to ruminate on what diversity means...

Jane Elliott is a famous American diversity educator and a giant in the world of education. As a schoolteacher, she became known for her...