National Physicians Center

Parenting Resources

Thinking with movement & touch and thinking with patterns

Thinking with pictures and thinking with music.

Thinking with words and questions

Rethinking the Concept of "Smart": The 8 different categories of intelligence

Expert advice and helpful information for building independence in infants, toddlers, elementary-age children and teens.

Helping teens establish independence by practicing responsibility, accountability, work and self-help.

When teens help others, they are less likely to participate in risky behaviors and more likely to feel that their lives have purpose.

Generosity promotes bonding in relationships between children and adults alike.

Research shows giving makes people happier than receiving.

Responsive parenting is cruical as adolescents transition from dependence to independence.