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Thoughts for the Journey
Discipline isn't a dirty word
Melanie Zwyghuizen | Gen 1 Parenting Discipline gets a bad rap. For a lot of us, the word brings up memories of punishment, yelling, or...
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Emotional Validation Isn’t a Magic Wand—Here’s What to Know When It Doesn’t “Work”
Melanie Zwyghuizen | Gen 1 Parenting You’re calm. You’re patient. You kneel down to your child’s level and say something like, “You’re...
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Why Are My Kids SO LOUD? (And Why It's Actually Not a Bad Thing)
Melanie Zwyghuizen | Gen 1 Parenting It starts small. A laugh. A squeal. A happy shriek from the other room. And then, before you know...
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When the World Shakes, Your Kids Watch: How to Be Their Steady Place
Melanie Zwyghuizen | Gen 1 Parenting I originally wrote this post at the start of COVID, but its message holds true anytime we find...
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Parenting 'With' Kids vs. 'At' Them
Melanie Zwyghuizen | Gen 1 Parenting In our part of Michigan right now, as winter has finally arrived in all its glory, we're on our...
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The Secret Sauce of Teaching (and Parenting)
I originally wrote this during the early days of COVID, when so many parents unexpectedly found themselves in the role of teacher at...
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