One of the absolute central principles of AP is the necessity of taking the longview. I want to expound on that a little bit. There are few creatures on earth that take as long as humans do to reach full neurological maturity. In fact, I can’t think of any off hand. 16-20 years about does [...]
Normal childhood development involves a lot of ups and downs, emotionally and behaviorally. But when a period of problematic behavior persists longer than usual, it is helpful to have a checklist to screen out factors you can control that might help turn things around. Assuming that there have not been any major life stressors to [...]
Yesterday morning was not one of my better parenting mornings. On Friday mornings, I watch my 2 and 4-year-old boys while my wife works from home. One of my favorite activities to do with the kids is to take them fishing on the nearby James River. I can’t stand being inside during the warm weather [...]
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My 4 year-old son woke up this morning, drudged over to me in a half daze as I was getting dressed and announced, in the most pitiful of voices, “Daddy, my legs don’t work.” Here we go. Is he sick? Does he have some exotic malady? He did show up with a red blotch on [...]
