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This blog post is a parent speaking honestly about parenting young children: http://www.stevewiens.com/2013/03/12/to-parents-of-small-children-let-me-be-the-one-who-says-it-out-loud/    

A study from the University of British Columbia found that parents who put their kids’ needs ahead of their own,tend to have more positive feelings about parenthood, fewer negative emotions during child care, and find greater meaning from life.  http://www.canada.com/life/Parents+their+kids+needs+above+their+happier+finds+study/8189164/story.html#ixzz2PVjGRBOs http://spp.sagepub.com/content/early/2013/03/13/1948550613479804.abstract?papetoc  

A new study finds that children who receive the full schedule of vaccinations have no increased risk of autism. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/03/29/vaccine-schedule-autism/2026617/ http://www.emaxhealth.com/1506/parents-have-no-reason-fear-childhood-vaccination-schedule http://thestir.cafemom.com/baby/153382/delaying_or_skipping_vaccinations_has?fb_action_ids=10152163690426490&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_ref=post_bottom&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=[602978906398169]&action_type_map=[%22og.recommends%22]&action_ref_map=[%22post_bottom%22]  

An article on Apps help parents monitor children’s Internet use: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/01/us-apps-children-idUSBRE9300BT20130401   A new app for parents Canary (for iPhone and Android)  alerts parents if their teens are texting, tweeting or using Facebook while they are driving. http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-the-parents-apps-keeping-track-of-what-your-teens-is-doing-while-driving-20130327,0,5072454.story  

Effecting change can be a slow and difficult process. Most real behavioral change boils down to the altering of habits. While this sounds simple enough, just because it is simple does not mean it is easy. Anyone who has tried to change his habits can tell you it usually isn’t. This is due to several […]