Why a pediatrician sent her kids to bed without dinner—for their own good

It’s a scenario many parents knows too well: you’ve cooked a healthy family dinner, only for your child to flat-out refuse to ea...

"I was raised tough, but I turned out fine": The sheer luck behind surviving harsh parenting

The phrase "I was raised tough, but I turned out fine" is a familiar defense mechanism used to justify strict, punitive parentin...

The labeling epidemic: Why we must stop turning natural childhood behaviors into clinical diagnoses

The rapid escalation of childhood diagnoses—ranging from ADHD and anxiety to autism and dyslexia—is one of the most troubling sh...

The Danish parenting model: The advantages of letting children face positive risks

Denmark frequently tops global charts for happiness and child well-being. While strong social policies like robust public educat...

The boundary balance: Why authoritative guidance is the anchor for childhood talent

At ChildUp, we believe that providing a child with a high-touch, 365-day-a-year learning environment is the key to unlocking the...

Beyond the labels: What primate evolution teaches us about the power of flexible parenting

At ChildUp, we often say that "Talent is made, not born." But for that talent to flourish, the environment provided by the par...