Browse newsletters about child development

The Golden Hour: climate, children, mental health

by Anya Kamenetz

Anya Kamenetz helps readers navigate the 'polycrisis' with calm, hope, and purpose. Her newsletter covers climate, mental health, parenting, and social movements.

Ask the Educators Substack

by Tamara Jacobson & Peggy Bud

Ask the Educators offers parents and educators insights to navigate the education system effectively, fostering child-centered communication.

Now What | Melinda Wenner Moyer | Substack

by Melinda Wenner Moyer

Science journalist Melinda Wenner Moyer's Now What newsletter empowers parents with evidence-based strategies to navigate modern challenges and debunk unrealistic parenting advice.

Take Me Outside | Colin Harris | Substack

by Colin Harris

Take Me Outside is a national non-profit that helps educators integrate outdoor learning into teaching to encourage children and youth to spend more time outside.

Eigenwijs brein | Anna Garssen | Substack

by Anna Garssen

Anna Garssen shares an 'eigenwijze' perspective on giftedness. As a parent, she offers insights and strategies for highly gifted children navigating school and life.

Parenting With Love and Leadership

by John Rosemond

John Rosemond shares insights on parenting with 'Love and Leadership,' drawing on over 40 years of experience and biblical principles for character and respect.

Sorry I Didn't Text You Back with Big Little Feelings | Substack

by Big Little Feelings

Real moms and toddler experts Kristin and Deena, creators of Big Little Feelings, share a deeper, messier love letter to real life with kids.

Villaggio - Museo dei Bambini Lecce

by Museo dei Bambini

Villagio supports intentional parents raising kids to think for themselves, emphasizing skills, problem-solving, and an immersive museum experience.

Michael Grose I Parenting Toolbox | Substack

by Michael Grose

Parenting educator Michael Grose shares tools and strategies to help parents raise happy, confident, and resilient kids, while fostering their own personal growth.

The Family Industrial Complex

by The Family Industrial Complex

The Family Industrial Complex connects childhood dysfunction and neglect at home to 'MACRO corrption in the Corporatocracy,' highlighting personal experience as key.

Love Notes from the Spicy One® | Mary Van Geffen | Substack

by Mary Van Geffen

Coach Mary Van Geffen guides parents of "Spicy Ones"—intense, defiant children aged 2-18. Find empathetic stories, tips, and community to raise confident, connected kids.

Think Again

by Dr Naomi Fisher

Think Again by Dr Naomi Fisher re-evaluates conventional ideas for making childhood truly fit for children, offering fresh lifestyle perspectives.

The Analog Family | Katherine Martinko | Substack

by Katherine Martinko

Katherine Martinko explores digital media's impact on kids and parents, advocating for a balanced approach to technology and reclaiming childhood in a screen-steeped world.

Building Boys Bulletin

by Jennifer L.W. Fink

Jennifer L.W. Fink provides moms of boys with weekly support, insights, and tools to raise emotionally healthy, confident, connected sons in a world that often misunderstands males.

dear parents

by Phil Boucher, M.D.

Pediatrician Dr. Phil Boucher provides expert advice and compassionate insights for parents, helping families navigate childhood challenges and foster healthy development.

Parenting Hub | Substack

by Parenting Hub

Parenting Hub offers weekly, expert-backed advice for parents of 3-15 year olds, guiding them to foster connection, understanding, and holistic development.

Smartphone Free Childhood South Africa | SFC South Africa | Substack

by SFC South Africa

SFC South Africa empowers parents to advocate for pausing smartphones and social media for kids, promoting tech-conscious environments and phone-free schools.

The Workspace for Children | Substack

by The Workspace for Children

Parenting coach Lizzie Assa guides parents of kids under 12 to a more thoughtful, connected approach, offering grounded, real-life insights beyond parenting hacks.

INCHSTONES | Sarah | Profound Autism Mom | Substack

by Sarah | Profound Autism Mom

Inchstones empowers mothers of neurodivergent children. It champions intuition, dignity for nonspeaking kids, and celebrates tiny 'inchstones' of progress.

It Takes A Village | Louise Herbert | Substack

by Louise Herbert

Louise Herbert (Pediatric Sleep & Development Specialist) offers a supportive 'village' for parents, sharing community, guidance, and support for raising young children.

Parent Smarter, Not Harder

by Emily Edlynn

Parent Smarter, Not Harder by Emily Edlynn offers research-backed, common-sense advice to navigate modern parenting, debunks myths, and provides practical strategies.

The PLAYlist | ABC Does | Substack

by ABC Does

Dr Alistair Bryce-Clegg MBE, an international Early Years Consultant and author, shares three decades of expertise on early childhood education.

Life Alongside Autism | Carrie Cariello | Substack

by Carrie Cariello

Carrie Cariello shares her two-decade, hopeful journey raising her son, Jack, with autism, offering guidance, understanding, and relatable insights for parents.

Le décodeur pour mamans dépassées 🤯 | MAMAN DEPASSÉE | Substack

by MAMAN DEPASSÉE

MAMAN DEPASSÉE helps overwhelmed mothers understand child behavior and master firm, kind parenting. Authored by a mother of eight and neurosciences consultant.

Spielgaben Homeschool

by Prepare Kids

Provides weekly guidance for homeschool families, covering Froebel, Montessori, and Charlotte Mason methods, age-specific activities, and practical implementation strategies.

The Thoughtful Parent

by Amy Webb, Ph.D.

Amy Webb, Ph.D., explores topics relevant to thoughtful parenting, fostering a community where members can discuss and share insights on raising children.

With Understanding Comes Calm with 2e Expert, Julie Skolnick

Julie Skolnick, 2e expert, guides twice-exceptional and gifted individuals in understanding their traits, managing emotions, and finding calm.

The Parenting & Life Reframe | Albiona M. Rakipi | Substack

by Albiona M. Rakipi

Pediatric speech pathologist Albiona Rakipi guides parents to reframe child behavior, offering insights and a 4-step process for responsive parenting.

Dana Ilieș - Life coach pentru copii și adolescenți | Dana Ilies | Substack

by Dana Ilies

Life coach Dana Ilies offers parenting advice and weekly lesson plans to equip children with essential 21st-century skills like confidence, resilience, and critical thinking.

The Parenting Guide | Guidepost | Substack

by Guidepost

Guidepost's The Parenting Guide offers weekly lessons and practical advice for parents, helping them raise well-rounded, confident, and competent children.

Evolving Family Life | Carrie Contey, PhD | Substack

by Carrie Contey, PhD

Dr. Carrie Contey, PhD, offers Evolving Family Life, a weekly rhythm of calls and guides for conscious humans raising children, focusing on presence, regulation, and personal growth.

Discovering Dyscalculia | Substack

by Discovering Dyscalculia

Laura M. Jackson, a mom to a dyscalculic daughter, offers a personal trail-guide for understanding dyscalculia, providing resources, research, and insights.

StudyChamp Newsletter

by Estelle

Get education insights and practical tips for raising resilient children from Estelle's StudyChamp Newsletter.

Parenting in the Digital Age Newsletter

by Parenting in the digital age

Expert guidance for parents navigating the digital world, covering AI, privacy, media multitasking, and raising resilient children.

Aprendiendo Juntos | Annie Elizondo | Substack

by Annie Elizondo

Annie Elizondo's Aprendiendo Juntos delivers weekly insights and tools for parents to connect with themselves, their children, and enrich their parenting journey.

Readable Moments | Sri Juneja | Substack

by Sri Juneja

Readable Moments by Sri Juneja helps parents and caregivers use children's books to navigate tricky parenting moments and instill a love of reading in kids (0-10).

Techno Sapiens | Jacqueline Nesi, PhD | Substack

by Jacqueline Nesi, PhD

Clinical psychologist Jacqueline Nesi explores the impact of tech and social media on mental health (especially for teens), offering science-based parenting tips.

Brave Learning with Julie Bogart

by Julie Bogart

Julie Bogart supports homeschool parents with creative ideas, philosophy, and a weekly podcast for kids to keep children excited about learning.

Prepare Kids

by Prepare Kids

Prepare Kids helps parents teach children essential life skills schools don't cover, fostering kids who thrive in the future.

Gentle Parenting - with Sarah Ockwell-Smith

by Sarah Ockwell-Smith

Leading gentle parenting author Sarah Ockwell-Smith explores all things parenting from birth to tween, offering tips, articles, giveaways, and summaries of the latest research.

Ohhappyplayday's Substack | Wendy | Ohhappyplayday | Substack

by Wendy | Ohhappyplayday

Pediatrician and mom Wendy (Ohhappyplayday) shares creative play ideas, parenting insights, and child health topics for engaged caregivers.

The Connected Family | Emily Thomas | Substack

by Emily Thomas

Emily Thomas, a mom of three and writer, helps families build strong cultures and navigate technology with grace, fostering connected childhoods rich in meaning and joy.

Body-Positive Home with Zoë Bisbing | Substack

by Zoë Bisbing

Psychotherapist Zoë Bisbing guides parents and educators to break intergenerational food and body shame cycles, fostering body image resilience in young people.

Kid Talk | Katie Plunkett | Substack

by Katie Plunkett

Katie Plunkett, a teacher and parent, shares Kid Talk to help grown-ups communicate better with kids. It offers strategies and stories for raising emotionally intelligent humans.

Play Makes Us Human

by Peter Gray

Psychology professor Peter Gray explores how play makes us human, fostering learning, happiness, and creativity in children and adults. Author of Free to Learn.

Kids Talk with Maren Schmidt | Substack

by Maren Schmidt

Maren Schmidt offers parents and teachers time-tested tips, child development principles, and actionable advice for fostering positive, joyful connections with children.

How to Be Brave | Jenny Anderson | Substack

by Jenny Anderson

Journalist Jenny Anderson guides parents in helping teens build courage, curiosity, and resilience for learning, addressing youth mental health and disengagement.

Pieno upės, meilės ežerai | RASA SIUDIKIENĖ | Substack

by RASA SIUDIKIENĖ

Rasa Siudikienė (IBCLC, psychotherapy) and Audronė (doctor, IBCLC) offer expert insights into parenthood and building a supportive community.

Raising Good Humans with Dr. Aliza Pressman | Substack

by Dr. Aliza Pressman

Developmental psychologist Dr. Aliza Pressman offers science-backed parenting advice, fostering a community dedicated to raising good humans without judgment.

On Parenting and Life | Dr. John Duffy | Substack

by Dr. John Duffy

Dr. John Duffy shares insights on parenting and life, drawing from his book, Rescuing Our Sons, which explores contemporary family dynamics.