by Carla Naumburg | May 16, 2014 | PsychCentral.com
Dr. Jessica Michaelson of Honest Parenthood is one of my favorite parenting experts – her perspective is honest, funny, supportive, and refreshingly down to earth – not to mention super helpful! Needless to say, I was thrilled when she asked if I would...
by Carla Naumburg | May 12, 2014 | PsychCentral.com
When we’re upset or overwhelmed, we may inadvertently turn to activities or habits that can spike our stress, not soothe it. Below, two experts reveal what doesn’t reduce stress and why — and what really does. Watching TV “Many of us — myself included — tend to unwind...
by Carla Naumburg | Apr 29, 2014 | PsychCentral.com
“The way we think about our lives affects how we live them.” KJ Dell’Antonia wrote these words in a recent post on her New York Times’ Motherlode blog. She was responding to a reader’s comment questioning why our generation of parents seems to complain so much. The...
by Carla Naumburg | Apr 28, 2014 | PsychCentral.com
It’s been about a month since I’ve posted on this blog, and while some of the reasons are fairly banal (random viruses, strep, school vacations, etc.), the main reason I haven’t been writing as much here is because I’ve been putting the finishing touches on my...
by Carla Naumburg | Mar 24, 2014 | PsychCentral.com
“A recent study has shown that if American parents read one more long-form think piece about parenting they will go fucking ape shit.” That’s the opening line to the latest New Yorker piece making the rounds of my Facebook feed, and the rest of the article is just as...
by Carla Naumburg | Jan 13, 2014 | PsychCentral.com
On January 13, Hanna Rosin wrote a piece on Slate’s Double X blog titled “Crap, I Forgot to Be Mindful Again: How the mindful parenting movement is setting parents up to fail.” I wrote a response to the post on my Mindful Parenting blog, which...
