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Best Parent Practices and Gratitude

This week, read the article "What Makes a Good Parent? A scientific analysis ranks the 10 most effective child-rearing practices. Surprisingly, some don't even involve the kids" by Robert Epstein. In the beginning of this semester, we will focus on the top three, the most important ones.

What Makes A Good Parent?

Are there practices there that surprise you?

On a similar note, gratitude is supposed to help with stress management, and make us better with relationships.

The Power of Gratitude In Parenting

Don't forget to begin your gratitude journal/list in your Notes app, and try to add on to it at least once a week.  It may be helpful to create four categories: Simple Pleasures, Partner/Co-Parent, Child/ren, Other. Try this.

BOOK DISCUSSION
This semester we will be reading Peaceful Parents, Happy Kids by Laura Markham.  We will discuss the introduction the week of February 3, and then,  Part 1: Regulating Yourself, starting the week of February 10. We will be using this discussion guide (first link on top).  Please use this as a worksheet as you read.

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