Blogs

4 Ways to Help a Grieving Child

The dreaded phone call— The unexpected news you receive of an accident, a diagnosis, a death. I got one of

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Iris Chen January 9, 2018
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Parenting

Parenting Without Expecting A Return on Investment

(For the purpose of this post and blog, I use “Chinese” or “Asian” the same way Amy Chua, the original

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Iris Chen January 3, 2018
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Parenting Untigering

Untigering is About Failing Forward

There’s nothing like the end of the year to cause one to look back and take stock of the past

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Iris Chen December 29, 2017
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Parenting Untigering

All Our Kids Want for Christmas is a Little Respect

Christmas: that time of the year when parents are scrambling to buy presents for their kids. Now, I have nothing

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Iris Chen December 21, 2017
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Parenting

4 Ways Your Kids Can Learn Math in The Real World

When I first started this Unschooling Experiment, I had a hard time letting go of math. Math was something too

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Iris Chen December 18, 2017
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Unschooling

Paradox #4: Don’t Make Your Kids Do Chores

***This is the fourth and last post in my series on The Paradoxes of Gentle Parenting.*** This past Sunday, I

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Iris Chen December 7, 2017
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Parenting

Paradox #3: Freedom Leads to Self-Control

***This is the third post in my series on The Paradoxes of Gentle Parenting.***     We all want children

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Iris Chen November 27, 2017
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Parenting

Paradox #2: More Connecting, Less Correcting

***This is the second post in my series on The Paradoxes of Gentle Parenting.***     Your child is crying,

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Iris Chen November 20, 2017
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Parenting

Paradox #1: There’s No Such Thing as “Misbehavior”

***This is the first post in my series on The Paradoxes of Gentle Parenting.*** There are certain words we use

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Iris Chen November 8, 2017
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Parenting