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September 2014

September 18, 2014

“Mommy, Daddy, Stop Fighting!” Parental Conflict Hurts Kids’ Ability to Identify/Control Emotions

Exposure to verbal and physical aggression between parents may hurt a child's ability to identify...

September 16, 2014

Moms’ Response to Baby’s Cries May Indicate Unresolved Childhood Wounds/Need for Counseling

A new study suggests that the way a mom feels about responding to her child's...

September 15, 2014

Parent Success Tip: 2 Steps to Drug Free Kids

Parenting is a tough job. Every parent wants to raise successful, healthy kids but there...

September 09, 2014

Shocking Study: Autism May Be Curable if Treated Much Earlier

Shocking new study from UC-Davis offers potential hope for a cure for autism. Treatment at...

September 09, 2014

4 Ways Religious Teens Are Healthier Than Non-Believing Kids

New research adds to the body of evidence showing that adolescents who embrace their faith...

August 2014

August 28, 2014

Maximize Your Baby’s Word Power with This ONE Simple Tip!

Parents may not understand a baby's prattling, but by listening and responding, they let their...

August 19, 2014

Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child

Emotional Intelligence is a term coined by psychologist, Daniel Goleman, that refers to a person's...

July 2014

July 30, 2014

Parenting Style Affects Children’s Genetics

Most people think of genes as static. For most people, genes are things we're born...

July 25, 2014

Spanking Decreases Gray Matter in Children’s Brains

CNN reports one more shocking reason corporal punishment isn't the answer. ...Researchers say physical punishment...

June 2014

June 24, 2014

Kids with Strong Bonds to Parents Have Better Relationships with Peers & Are More Adaptable

From Science Daily-Mind/Brain News. What social skills does a three-year-old bring to interactions with a...

June 18, 2014

Marriage After Baby: Simcha Fisher Interviews Dr. Greg

Simcha Fisher, blogger extraordinaire and author of The Sinners Guide to Natural Family Planning is working...

June 17, 2014

Yeah! The Summer Issue of Tender Tidings E-Magazine is Out!

Check out this terrific (and free!) Catholic parenting e-magazine from More2Life Radio contributor, Kim Cameron-Smith!...

June 12, 2014

Both Controlling & Indulgent Parents Have Higher Risk of Chemical-Abusing Kids

Remember that the other day I noted that neither children from more authoritarian homes nor...

June 10, 2014

Is It Time for a Catholic “Tenderness Revolution” In Parenting?–Updated

Disturbing new research suggests that by the time they reach age 18, about 12 percent...

June 06, 2014

Corporal Punishment. Morally Problematic for Catholics?

Most readers know I certainly think so, but fellow Catholic Patheosi, Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry has an...

June 05, 2014

The Well-Fathered Daughter

I just read a fascinating post at FamilyStudies.org about the effect of fathers on daughters'...

May 2014

May 12, 2014

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on the Crisis of Fatherhood

“Something in the basic structure of human existence has been damaged!” A Guest Blog by...

April 2014

April 30, 2014

Want Helpful Kids? Study Says, “Invite virtue!”

Every parent wants children who will be helpful around the house. It turns out, the...

March 2014

March 20, 2014

Become a More Effective Parent in 1 Easy Step.

What parents believe they are trying to do for their kids and how kids understand...

March 13, 2014

Teens Don’t Need to Rebel

On our radio program, Lisa and I are constantly reminding parents that the idea that...

February 2014

February 20, 2014

Inconsistent Home Life/Common Family Problems May Increase Risk of Brain Disorders by Up To 60%

Because parents don't have enough to worry about, two new studies point to the impact...

February 10, 2014

Nursing is Normal–25 Historical Image that Make you Wonder What All the Fuss Is About

This is just terrific. Spread it around and share the love (of the nursing relationship)!

February 06, 2014

A Screwtape Letter to An Unappreciated Mom

The original Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis reveals a series of fictitious letters between Screwtape,...

February 04, 2014

Why Johnny Can’t Pray– Why Catholic Religious Education is Doomed to Fail.

Over at Egregious Twaddle, my fellow Patheosi, Joanne McPortland, has a provocative post about What's...

January 2014

January 28, 2014

Hey Moms and Dads! Check Out this Awesome Online Study of “Parenting with Grace”

Catholic Mom Blogger, Sarah, of CloverLane blog is doing a great job walking her readers...

December 2013

December 19, 2013

Poverty Sucks! The Pope, Research, and Fatherhood The Pope –Guest Post by Dave McClow.

The following is a guest post by Pastoral Solutions Institute clinical pastoral counseling associate, Dave...

December 18, 2013

Pope Francis Promotes Public Breastfeeding

Back in April, I posted a beautiful picture of, then, Cardinal Bergoglio, blessing nursing mothers...

December 17, 2013

Terrific (Free!) Catholic Parenting Reource! Check out Tender Tidings Winter Issue

More2Life contributor and IntentionalCatholicParenting.com founder, Kim Cameron-Smith has just posted the latest issue of Tender...

December 11, 2013

5 “Marks” of a Catholic Family—(My response to the Extraordinary Synod Survey Part II)

(This is Part II of the summary of my response to the Preparatory Document for...

December 11, 2013

Are Catholic Families Really Any Different? Should We Be? (Some Points from My Response to the 2014 Extraordinary Synod– Part I)

Recently, I was asked by my bishop to provide a response to the survey in...