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Mothers today juggle more tasks, work longer hours, and sleep less than their own mothers did. Yet the self-healing revolution has overlooked the most significant issue in the lives of some twenty million women: how to cope with the relentless, sometimes overwhelming, stresses of raising young children in the twenty-first century.

Rick Hanson, Ph.D and Jan Hanson, L.Ac. , have written many colums to help a mom take care of herself while she takes care of her family. Be sure to visit often as this area will be expanding to offer more than 100 colums that will be searchable by keyword for easy navigation.

Help with Challenging Child Temperaments:

  • Keys to Building Character
    I'm worried about how to help my son and daughter turn into ethical, caring people, especially with all the questionable influences out there these days. Any ideas?

  • Don't Be Annoying - And other Rules for Raising Teens
    One of Rick's clients tells this story. She and her husband have two children, a 12-year-old son and 16-year-old daughter (identifying details have been changed).

  • Lately there has been a growing awareness of "attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder" (ADHD) in the popular media, here I will describe ADHD in this column

  • In this column I will discuss things that parents and teachers can do to help children who are inattentive, restless, and impulsive.

  • After Polly's murder, our 10-year-old daughter has been afraid to sleep in her own bedroom. She needs to sleep with us, preferably in our bed. We've put an extra bolt on the door, but whatever we offer to do, she can think of some way a "bad guy" could still break in and take her away.


Skillful Responding to the Wants of a Child: