Positive parenting is parental practices that are directed to the full development of children through non-violence, care, recognition, guidance and the establishment of limits (Consejo de Europa, 2006 in Pastor et al., 2015). Research has consistently shown that positive parenting […]
World Children’s Day: A Better Future for Every Child
COVID-19 has laid bare the inequalities in our world that exist for our children and has put some of the world’s most vulnerable children at greater risk for poor outcomes, violence and abuse, poor mental health and increased early school […]
Strengths-Based Positive Parenting
In my last article, I defined positive parenting as a continuation of the celebration of Parents Month. I highlighted six characteristics of positive parenting, including working with children’s strengths instead of picking at their weaknesses. For this article, I will […]
What is Positive Parenting?
In continuation of Parents Month, today’s focus is on parental practices that are positive. As the theme for Parents Month notes, “Positive Parenting: Impacting Generations”. So, the message here is that positive parental practices are so powerful that they will […]
Parent Month 2021
November kicks off the start of the celebration for Parent Month. Parent Month 2021 is celebrated under the theme, “Positive Parenting: Impacting Generations.” As we enter November, in celebration of Parent Month, I would like to salute our parents and […]