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Did You Fail as a Parent — or Were You Set Up for Failure to Parent?
By: Michael A. Brown, MA, CBPI, CAMS-I I considered myself a failed parent. The definition of failed has many definition for various...
Mike Brown
Sep 18, 20256 min read
Did the Government Ever Want to Educate Your Child?
Did the government want to educate your child? Discover why U.S. public schooling began as a management tool, not child-centered learning. Explore history, overflow, and family choice in education.
Mike Brown
Sep 8, 20253 min read
Why School Feels Like Management: The Overflow–Reactivity Theory of Schooling
Why does school feel more like management than real teaching? The Overflow–Reactivity Theory of Schooling (ORTS) explains how overcrowding, compliance frameworks, and social-emotional mandates shape classrooms—and why Montessori and Reggio Emilia environments look so different.
Mike Brown
Sep 7, 20255 min read
Deadbeat Dad Is a Social Construct: What Developmental Science Really Says About Absence and Presence
Most people think an absent parent automatically harms children. But developmental science tells a different story. Erikson, Bowlby, Bronfenbrenner, and Vygotsky all show that children are not damaged by absence itself, but by harmful or unskilled presence. Labels like “deadbeat dad” are social constructs, not scientific facts. This article explores what the research actually says about absence, presence, and resilience in child development—and why we need to rethink cultural
Mike Brown
Sep 5, 20254 min read
DAPP Before DAP: The First 1,000 Days That Shape Everything
Why Developmentally Appropriate Parenting Practices (DAPP) Must Come Before Developmentally Appropriate Practices (DAP) We always talk...
Mike Brown
Sep 3, 20253 min read
The Case for Professional Objectivity in Early Childhood Education: A Position Paper and Proposed Model
By the time a prospective early childhood educator arrives at a teacher preparation program, they have already accumulated over 3,153,600...
Mike Brown
Aug 31, 20252 min read
Why Good Kids Lie: What Most Adults Miss About Moral Development
Have you ever caught your child in a lie and immediately felt that sting—like your trust was shattered? Maybe you thought, "Where did I...
Mike Brown
Aug 31, 20253 min read
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