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Are You Spoiling Your Children?
What the science actually says about gifts, materialism, and raising grounded children
 • Dr. Cara Goodwin, PhD
The Most Important Thing You Can Teach Your Toddler
Five research-based hacks for teaching big social-emotional concepts to tiny humans
 • Dr. Cara Goodwin, PhD
Why Parenting Scripts Fail (and What Actually Works)
The research suggests there are more effective ways to tame tantrums
 • Dr. Cara Goodwin, PhD
Recent Research Finds Internet Rules Work— Until They Don’t
New research finds that parents setting rules around internet use may backfire as kids get older
 • Dr. Cara Goodwin, PhD
The Myth of the Toddler Testosterone Surge
A viral social media sound bite claims that toddler boys experience a testosterone surge comparable to that of puberty— but is this backed by research?
 • Dr. Cara Goodwin, PhD
Is Stress Good for Your Kids?
The science of stress inoculation and why it matters for your children
 • Dr. Cara Goodwin, PhD
Finding the Magic in Parenting
Research on awe may help parents to have a richer and more fulfilling life
 • Dr. Cara Goodwin, PhD
Parenting Translator
Parenting Translator
Dr. Cara Goodwin, PhD, is a child psychologist and mother to four children who "translates" research on parenting and child development into information that is accurate, relevant, and useful to parents.
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