Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Tokens, Points, and Stickers, Oh My! Top 3 Pitfalls of Behavior Goal-Setting As the new school year approaches, many parents are dusting off their child’s sticker charts and behavior systems in hopes of... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips “This one has a motor!” — Raising Active Kids When my daughter was four years old, we visited a friend with a large cat. The cat was heavy, but my daughter struggled mightily to pick... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Temperaments, Toddlers Raising an Emotionally Resilient Child Parents strive to support their children through life’s ups and downs but sometimes it’s hard to know how to help. The... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips A Different Approach for Daily Routines: 6 Steps for Success Parents often struggle on a daily basis to get their kids to do the most basic tasks. Requests to get dressed, brush teeth, put away... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Tips Why Don’t Behavior Charts Work? Whenever I walk into a preschool or early elementary classroom and I see a behavior chart, I cringe. One child who couldn’t... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Tips Disneyland: The Land of Bad Parenting—5 Survival Tips It’s not your fault. You imagined a magical family vacation at Disneyland. You honestly believed you would create happy memories... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Toddlers “NO! You can’t make me!” When Kids Resist Something New Renee, mother of 5-year-old Jonathan, called me with her most recent challenge. Here’s how she described it: Jonathan can get very... Continue Reading
Bullying Prevention, Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills Thoughts on Raising Compassionate Children I recently read an article put out by the Chopra Center shortly before their Global Meditation Day. I was moved by the article and... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Preteens & Teens 5 Ways for Parents to Help Navigate the Terrible Tweens and Impulsive Teens OMG, who am I? The tween and teen years are a time for seeking answers to this universal, developmentally appropriate and daunting... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Preteens & Teens Teens Do Some Serious Talking at Parents Place By all accounts Micah had a great freshman year—good grades, a nice mix of extracurricular activities and some new friends who shared... Continue Reading
