You've read parenting book after parenting book, and somehow you still never feel quite sure of yourself. After all, who actually writes these books, anyway?
In some cases, the answer might surprise you. Some popular parenting books are written by people who carry no credentials at all, who know next to nothing about basic parenting research, and who ignore any studies that may not support their parenting techniques. "BUT IT WORKS!" they say. Sure, it works for some kids. But do you trust that it works with most kids? Or that it's the best choice for your kid, even if it does work?
We live in an era where people demand proof. In order for us to believe in something, it takes more than a quack promising us that he's found the elixir of life. We demand double-blind studies, peer reviewed in academic journals and found to be watertight.
So we don't believe in hocus pocus when it comes to medicine, psychology, or even business. But somehow, when it comes to parenting, we entrust our precious children's upbringing to a bunch of people who have found something that they think works...but that hasn't been proven to do so, or to do so without any other adverse consequences.
Over the past several years, I've worked as a freelancer for parenting magazines and websites, and I've found so many parenting news articles that somehow never make it to the newsstands. As informed parents, we should be on top of the latest research when it comes to parenting, just as we are when it comes to almost every other aspect of our lives. This blog will describe current studies on parenting and give you the hardcore research about what works...and what doesn't.
I hope you gain as much from this information as I have.
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