@mumblog.orgWe have spent years filling every quiet moment for our kids. Turns out, those quiet moments were doing the most important work. #boredom #ChildDevelopment #FreePlay #ParentingMyths #Creativity #UnstructuredPlay #Bluesky #Flipboard
@fediboard-mix.bsky.socialmumblog.org · Lila Sjöberg
We have spent years filling every quiet moment for our kids. Turns out, those quiet moments were doing the most important work.
#boredom #childdevelopment #freeplay #parentingmyths #creativity #unstructuredplay
@mumblog.orgNot the birthday party. Not the vacation. The two minutes in the dark before they fall asleep. That is what they remember. #Parenting #Bedtime #ChildDevelopment #Attachment #ParentingMyths #Bluesky #Flipboard
@fediboard-mix.bsky.socialmumblog.org · Lila Sjöberg
Not the birthday party. Not the vacation. The two minutes in the dark before they fall asleep. That is what they remember.
#parenting #bedtime #childdevelopment #attachment #parentingmyths
@mumblog.orgEvery parent has had the moment. The child who refuses, pushes back, says no to everything. It feels like defiance. It is not defiance. It is neuroscience, and it has a name. #ChildDevelopment #ParentingMyths #BrainDevelopment #ToddlerBrain #AdolescentBrain
@fediboard-mix.bsky.socialmumblog.org · Lila Sjöberg
Every parent has had the moment. The child who refuses, pushes back, says no to everything. It feels like defiance. It is not defiance. It is neuroscience, and it ha…
#childdevelopment #parentingmyths #braindevelopment #toddlerbrain #adolescentbrain #bluesky #flipboard
@mumblog.orgChildren do not lie because they are bad. They lie because they have learned that the truth costs too much. #HonestyInKids #ParentingMyths #ChildDevelopment #KidsAndLying #ParentingResearch #Momsky #Bluesky
@fediboard-mix.bsky.socialmumblog.org · Lila Sjöberg
Children do not lie because they are bad. They lie because they have learned that the truth costs too much.
#honestyinkids #parentingmyths #childdevelopment #kidsandlying #parentingresearch
@mumblog.orgSaying be careful feels like good parenting. Research says it teaches children that risk is something to fear, not something to learn. #FreePlay #RiskyPlay #ParentingMyths #ChildDevelopment #BeCareful #Momsky
@fediboard-mix.bsky.socialmumblog.org · Lila Sjöberg
Saying be careful feels like good parenting. Research says it teaches children that risk is something to fear, not something to learn.
#freeplay #riskyplay #parentingmyths #childdevelopment #becareful
@mumblog.orgYour baby does not understand the story. Reading to them anyway builds the brain that eventually will. #ReadingAloud #BabyBrain #ParentingMyths #ChildDevelopment #EarlyLiteracy #Bluesky #momsky
@fediboard-mix.bsky.socialmumblog.org · Lila Sjöberg
Your baby does not understand the story. Reading to them anyway builds the brain that eventually will.
#readingaloud #babybrain #parentingmyths #childdevelopment #earlyliteracy
@mumblog.orgChildren today fail less often than ever. The research says this is part of the problem, not the solution. #Resilience #ParentingMyths #ChildDevelopment #GiftOfFailure #ParentingResearch #Momsky
@fediboard-mix.bsky.socialmumblog.org · Lila Sjöberg
Children today fail less often than ever. The research says this is part of the problem, not the solution.
#resilience #parentingmyths #childdevelopment #giftoffailure #parentingresearch
@mumblog.orgMost parents believe apologising to their children undermines authority. A 2017 study of 300 parents found...
https://mumblog.org/apologizing-to-child-not-weakness-most-powerful
#Parenting #Apology #ParentingMyths #ChildDevelopment #SecureAttachment
@fediboard-mix.bsky.socialmumblog.org · Lila Sjöberg
It happened last Tuesday. I was tired, the morning had gone wrong in several directions at once, and I snapped at my youngest over something that was …
#parenting #apology #parentingmyths #childdevelopment #secureattachment
@mumblog.orgThe firstborn overachiever and the rebellious youngest are family performances, not personalities. The research has been clear on this since 2015. #BirthOrder #ParentingMyths #ChildDevelopment #Personality #ParentingResearch #Momsky
@fediboard-mix.bsky.socialmumblog.org · Lila Sjöberg
If you have siblings, you have probably heard some version of this: firstborns are responsible and high-achieving, middle children are diplomatic and …
#birthorder #parentingmyths #childdevelopment #personality #parentingresearch #momsky
@mumblog.orgThe marshmallow test was not measuring self-control. It was measuring whether a child trusted the adults in their world. #MarshmallowTest #Parenting #ChildDevelopment #SelfControl #ParentingMyths
@fediboard-mix.bsky.socialmumblog.org · Lila Sjöberg
You probably know this experiment. A child sits at a table. A researcher puts a marshmallow in front of them and says: you can eat this now, or you …
#marshmallowtest #parenting #childdevelopment #selfcontrol #parentingmyths