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The Conscious Parent: Separation Anxiety

By Lysa Parker, MS, CFLE and Barbara Nicholson, MEd
Oh, the anguish of someone you love leaving you behind! Animals feel it, adults feel it, and of course children feel it too. A lot of assumptions have been made about what is called “separation anxiety” but not many people seem to really understand it. It’s a [...]

The Conscious Parent: The Trouble with Sleep Training

By Barbara Nicholson & Lysa Parker
The purpose of our column is to help parents become more aware, compassionate and connected with their children. With that in mind, we recently read a column by a psychologist who was addressing a question that a mother had written to him. She has a 13 month old toddler who [...]