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A Father’s Grief
This is a reposting of my latest fatherhood blog for Dad Central Ontario. Paternal grief is an important, but neglected subject, so I thought I’d post the blog here as well. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. At their very last routine prenatal check up, … Continue reading
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Postpartum depression is a Dad Thing Too
OK. So it’s my first Uncommon Sense blog post in over a year. In case anybody wonders about my absence, I’ve been blogging for other people, particularly Dad Central Ontario. My most recent blog for DCO was about postpartum depression … Continue reading
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The Researcher Who Help Coined the Term Self-Soothing Weighs In
Yesterday I was thrilled to discover that Dr. Thomas Anders himself, whose e-mail I quoted in my original blog post about the myth of self-soothing (as one of the inventors of the term), made a comment on one of my … Continue reading
More about self-soothing
I got a really interesting question from a reader today in response to something I said in my two- part blog Real Self Soothing. Here’s her question. Hi – really enjoying these posts on the myth of self soothing. I … Continue reading
Pregnant Moms! Get Your Husband to Read This!
Want to be a good dad? The best way to start is by being a good partner to the mother of your children. Yes, the relationship you have with your children is very important. But the social support you provide … Continue reading
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Sleep training techniques that allegedly teach “self-soothing” don’t work for half the parents who try them: newly published study.
Regular readers of this blog know of my disdain for the term self-soothing when used in the context of “teaching” babies to sleep through the night. They also know that one of my big concerns about sleep training methods that involve … Continue reading
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Alfie Kohn is right!
This morning I read a nice little article that you just might want to print out and stick on your fridge to read when you’re discouraged. It’s an interview with Alfie Kohn, published in Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper. I’ve … Continue reading
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