6 weeks ago, my 2-year-old had a rough start at the daycare. After 3 weeks of trying, we dropped out. What went wrong?  Today I'm telling you the entire story. This week I also wrote an extensive article on "understanding the roots of daycare stress" by digging out the attachment

Hello friends, An event I witnessed during vacation helped me pinpoint the core of my mission. This week I wanna tell you all about it. I was getting breakfast at our hotel and I saw it. A 10-year-old girl having a rage attack. She was standing beside a large, round

A kid pushed your child in the playground. What should your child do? Push back? Come running to you? Do nothing? Situations like these are confusing. We want our kids to be able to stand up for themselves. But we also want them to avoid using violence—even if it

Greetings from Tenedos (Bozcaada), a small Aegean island filled with ancient history, wine, and sunshine. I'm currently vacationing here part-time with my family in a beautiful vineyard. And part-time, I keep on creating. Tenedos is the island the Greeks hid their ships during the Trojan War. Hiding here on this

Am I an anxious parent? I see myself as an aware parent. But I wonder: Is my close-to-constant awareness bringing along some anxiety? This week I wanna think this aloud with you. My 21-month-old is soon to start daycare 2 half-days a week and I'm NOT feeling great about this.

I was on a business class flight this past weekend. My intention was to finish up the letter on the flight. But the temptation to enjoy the 3-course meal and watch a movie as my toddler napped took the better of me. Hence the 2-day delay. :) I hadn't pampered myself

In the early 1970s, an American psychologist named Ed Tronick started visiting newborn nurseries. Each Saturday, he and his colleagues would examine babies together, noticing how newborns communicated through behavior. They did this for 8 months. Back then, the social development in babies had never been studied. That's when Tronick

It's been 10 long weeks since the last issue. Thank you for your patience! I wasn't planning the pause to be this long but I ended up getting so much done thanks to it. I've finally started making long and short videos, done lots of writing for my new e-books,

I've been cooking up exciting new things at Apparent, meaning I was busy with the website the whole week. So this week I decided to put together a "best of" issue. Explore the best of Apparent Letter issues & articles down below! ? 30 million years: The case against sleep training,

A while ago, a dear Twitter friend confided in me with a parenting challenge she had been having. Her 3-year-old son always seemed bored. He was also clingy. When his mom offered an activity, he refused to play for longer than 5 minutes. Living in a 9-person family, he'd play