What is anticipatory parenting ?

™
Emotional
Anticipatory parenting™ is a series of strategies Resilience
based on evidence-based practices and
experience.
and
By understanding key aspects of child development
Positive
and their own goals, parents can make choices Boundaries
today that create opportunities in the future.

UpNext Journal presents strategies, advice, and relevant ideas Of all the gifts we give children,
supporting their emotional
to parents through our weekly subscription. The information
growth and developing their
you receive is directly targeted to your child's age, letting you
boundaries may be the most
focus on what's important right now. Here are some of the crucial for lifelong happiness
topics that most interest our families: and satisfaction.

UpNext Journal sifts through

Sleep
UpNext Journal walks parents
through setting up a daily
newborn cycle that supports
later sleep skill development.
Each family's needs differ, and
we show you how to adapt the
initial cycle and later sleep
schedules to fit your situation.
Above all, we see sleep as a key
ingredient in family well-being
and baby's healthy growth and
development.
Screens
We're unapologetically anti-
screens, and we give families
the tools and structures to
make this approach work.
The many downsides to passive
entertainment motivate us to
share workable alternatives--
without guilt when you do use
screens.
We do support a weekly screen
tradition for over-threes, and
will walk you through it all!
high-quality research studies
and expert advice to bring
parents the strategies and
techniques that make
developing boundaries and
emotional skills accessible at
each age.
This topic becomes particularly
relevant around 6-9 months,
when families need to transition
to helping babies build self-
regulation skills. Many parents
wait longer to engage children's
abilities. We let you take good
advantage of each opportunity!

Learning Executive Function Sensory

Our founder, Kate Hill, realized
when talking with fellow
parents that having an
education background
dramatically increases parents'
confidence.
UpNext Journal sends parents
the details they need on literacy
development, math readiness,
and overall school skills that
help children be ready to learn.
Just as important, we also let
you know when not to worry!
These key skills facilitate
learning and development, help
toddlers and children transition
from one task or setting to
another, and support
independence.
Our emails include specific
strategies parents can use at
each stage of development to
make the most of children's
natural growth. For example, lap
games are hugely important, so
we explain how and why.
Sensory abilities include smell,
touch, vision, hearing, balance,
proprioception (awareness of
the body in space), vestibular
(balance), and taste.
Babies and children use these
skills to navigate the world.
Understanding sensory function
lets parents support growth.
Our expert advisory panel
includes occupational therapist
Cristina Septien, who gives great
advice on sensory development!