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Parent-Child Bonding Rituals in Under 5 Minutes

  November 3, 2014  |    Susan Newman (Super Admin)

You may think you are too busy to squeeze in meaningful, day-to-day exchanges with your children. … Read More


How to Have a Happy Home When Your Adult Child Returns to the Nest

  August 15, 2013  |    Susan Newman (Super Admin)

As a parent, you may have thought your young adult’s arrival home was a stopover, a year, tops, until he or she found another job or finished her education. Wake-up call: Yours may be far too content to think about leaving. And, he’s not the only one.… Read More


Who Will Care for Your Parents? For You? When and Why Siblings Disappoint

  May 24, 2013  |    Susan Newman (Super Admin)

In most families, siblings don’t contribute equally to the care of their parents. The research on the subject shows that the share is often disproportionate, creating resentment and argument between siblings…… Read More


“I Should But I Won’t”: Young Children’s Understanding of Sharing

  January 5, 2013  |    Susan Newman (Super Admin)

Young children know way more about sharing than you may think. As parents, we teach them that “sharing is caring,” but new studies indicate that it might not be their playmates that they’re “caring” about. … Read More


Note to Parents of Singletons: Your Child Won’t Be Lonely

  December 9, 2012  |    Susan Newman (Super Admin)

Parents of singletons often worry that without siblings, their child might have problems sharing and making friends — and hence, will be lonely. But, this stereotype of the only child as lonely child has long been without merit. … Read More


In Defense of Older First-Time Moms

  October 7, 2012  |    Susan Newman (Super Admin)

“When is the ideal time to have a baby?” Everyone has an opinion and most people have no qualms sharing it. Whatever people believe, women are having their first babies later than ever before. … Read More


The Digital Detox Every Family Should Do

  August 14, 2011  |    Susan Newman (Super Admin)

Face-to-face interaction is crucial for the development of a young child’s language skills and emotional intelligence. Although it might be too much to do away with technology all together, here is the digital detox every family should do.… Read More


Do You Have the Energy for Another Child?

  August 12, 2011  |    Susan Newman (Super Admin)

Deciding whether or not to have another child is a difficult decision. To parents of singletons who aren’t sure how an addition will impact your family, consider this oft-repeated phrase: “One is One, Two is Four…”… Read More


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Authored by Susan Newman, PhD., these books cover a variety of topics in parenting and family relationships.

Just One
Book of No
Little Things Long Remembered
Under one Roof Again
Parenting an Only Child
Nobody's Baby Now
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