mumblog.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

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 #Momsky #Bluesky
mumblog.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
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 #Momsky
mumblog.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
Your baby does not understand the story. Reading to them anyway builds the brain that eventually will. #ReadingAloud #BabyBrain #ParentingMyths #ChildDevelopment #EarlyLiteracy #Bluesky #momsky
mumblog.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
Children today fail less often than ever. The research says this is part of the problem, not the solution. #Resilience #ParentingMyths #ChildDevelopment #GiftOfFailure #ParentingResearch #Momsky
mumblog.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
Most 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
mumblog.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
The 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
mumblog.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
The marshmallow test was not measuring self-control. It was measuring whether a child trusted the adults in their world. #MarshmallowTest #Parenting #ChildDevelopment #SelfControl #ParentingMyths
mumblog.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
The door they close is not one they want locked forever. There is neuroscience behind what feels like rejection. #TeenBrain #Adolescence #ParentingTeens #Neuroscience #ParentingMyths
mumblog.org · Lila Sjöberg
At some point in the relationship between a parent and a child, the child stops running toward you when you arrive home and starts disappearing into …
#teenbrain #adolescence #parentingteens #neuroscience #parentingmyths
The one hour rule is everywhere. The research behind it is shakier than most parents realise. #ScreenTime #MomSky #ChildDevelopment #ParentingMyths #DigitalParenting #AAP
mumblog.org · Lila Sjöberg
The rule is familiar. One hour of screen time per day for children aged two to five. No screens before 18 months except video calls. High-quality …
#screentime #childdevelopment #parentingmyths #digitalparenting #aap
mumblog.org · Lila Sjöberg
For most of human history, across most cultures on earth, a mother and her newborn slept together. Not in separate rooms, not in separate cribs, not …
#parentingmyths #babysleep #cosleeping #newborncare #parentingresearch
For most of human history, across most cultures on earth, a mother and her newborn slept together...
https://mumblog.org/cosleeping-bedsharing-history-controversy/
#womensvoices #ParentingMyths #BabySleep #Cosleeping #NewbornCare #ParentingResearch #Momsky