This is not about being a mother or father to a bunch of freshly cooked dumplings, nor about how to educate dumplings on how to behave once they arrive in the stomach. This is simply me dumping a bunch of useful parenting articles.

10 Emotion-Coaching Phrases to Use When Your Child is Upset
https://nurtureandthriveblog.com/what-to-say-when-your-child-is-upset/^

Setting Limits Without Using Threats to Enforce Them
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/peaceful-parents-happy-kids/201406/setting-limits-without-using-threats-enforce-them^

How To Change Your Child’s Behavior – Without Punishment
https://www.ahaparenting.com/blog/10_Ways_To_Guide_Children_Without_Discipline^

When a Parent’s ‘I Love You’ Means ‘Do as I Say’
https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/15/health/15mind.html^

What Happens to a Woman’s Brain When She Becomes a Mother
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/01/what-happens-to-a-womans-brain-when-she-becomes-a-mother/384179/^

I recommended this one some years ago, but it’s so good I just had to include it on this list as well.

The Birth of a Mother
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/08/well/family/the-birth-of-a-mother.html^

And here’s a bunch of articles from Janet Lansbury, a popular writer covering respectful parenting. Reading her is an eye opener and her teachings helped us defuse many arguments with our toddler and then child.

Truths About Consequences
https://www.janetlansbury.com/2013/07/truths-about-consequences/^

No Bad Kids – Toddler Discipline Without Shame (9 Guidelines)
https://www.janetlansbury.com/2010/04/no-bad-kids-toddler-discipline-without-shame-9-guidelines/^

The Key To Your Child’s Heart (7 Ways It Works)
https://www.janetlansbury.com/2011/11/the-key-to-your-childs-heart-7-ways-it-works/^

Setting Limits That Make Mealtimes Enjoyable
https://www.janetlansbury.com/2017/07/setting-limits-that-make-mealtimes-enjoyable/^

4 Best Ways To Raise Children With Social Intelligence
https://www.janetlansbury.com/2012/01/4-ways-to-raise-children-with-social-intelligence/^