Minnesota Teacher of the Year is a parenting educator

The National Parenting Education Network chair, Betty Cook, shared some great news this morning: Katy Smith, just named Minnesota Teacher of the Year, is a parenting educator in the statewide public school Early Childhood Family Education program. This is the first...

Audiobook and eBook of our handbook coming soon!

In honor of International Day of Families (IDF) May 15th, we are happy to announce upcoming release of Where the Heart Listens: a handbook for parents and their allies (third edition) in audio and ebook formats. You can read sample chapters here under ‘Where the...

Tiger Mother, note added

Interesting! Madame Liu Yandong, State Councilor of the People’s Republic of China and the highest-ranking woman in the Chinese government, paid a visit to MIT, where I work, Wednesday, April 13 (2011). I attended her talk, given as part of the China Forum, and was...

Babies learn through exploration

This is apparently breaking news, but parents know it, for heaven’s sake. Now we can quote scientific research showing that ‘teaching too much can stifle exploration.’  A Boston Globe article 3-28-2011 by Carolyn Y. Johnson…...

Where the Heart Listens

The most amazing happy news . . .  Where the Heart Listens: a handbook for parents and their allies in a global society – the Parents Forum handbook – has won the Parent Tested Parent Approved PTPA Seal of Approval! Look here:...