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This week, First Steps celebrates its first year of life. On the occasion of our first birthday, we’d like to share some reflections with you, our readers, in this post. In addition, we’d like to take the opportunity to announce an exciting schedule of guest posts that will be published throughout the week. … [Read more...] about Our First Year of Life

By Berna Iskandar  I say, “Raise your hand if you approve of child abuse,” and, unsurprisingly, no one’s hand goes up. But then, when I say, “Now, please raise your hand if you approve of a quick spanking to discipline your children,” more than sixty percent of the audience supports the idea. The talks that I give in Venezuela on parenting without violence usually begin … [Read more...] about Winner of the Bloggers Contest: Spanking at the Right Time

We are very happy to announce the winner and five finalists of IDB´s bloggers contest. … [Read more...] about Congratulations to the winners of the blogger contest!

My daughters are amused to no end by the classic children’s song about the old lady who swallows a fly and thinks she’ll die. To remedy the situation, she swallows a spider to catch the fly, a bird to catch the spider, a cat to catch the bird, and so on, until eventually the old lady swallows a horse and, well, meets an untimely death. … [Read more...] about The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly