Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens 5 New Ways to Reconnect After School How many times have you asked your child, “How was your day?”, only to get the response, “fine”? If your number is too many to count,... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens, Toddlers 5 Proven Ways to Help Your Child Manage Frustration Life is full of challenging feelings, and kids don’t come pre-programmed with frustration management skills! Fortunately, with a... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, School Challenges 4 Ways to Support Your Child in the School Year The first weeks of the school year are a time of both excitement and worry for many children. While some kids have been eager to... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens, Technology Creating Family Technology Conversations That Work It’s not always easy talking about technology, screen-time, and media choices with our children and teens. Read on for suggestions... Continue Reading
Education, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips 5 Tips to Ease the Transition Back to School Some parents dread the start of the school year, having enjoyed lazy mornings and extra snuggle and play time with their children.... Continue Reading
Education, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, School Challenges Parent Self-Care Tips for a Smoother Back-to-School Transition Growing up, my favorite time of year was Back to School! It meant a new haircut, new clothes, new shoes, a new backpack, notebooks with... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Toddlers Positive Parenting: Planning for Success Which tools are in your parenting toolbox? Having worked with families for over 30 years, I am familiar with various approaches to... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Toddlers How to Understand and Respond to Your Child’s Behavioral Issues As parents we wish we could subdue our children’s outbursts with a gentle re-direction. In some cases this works beautifully. But,... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips No Such Thing as Perfect: How to Help a Child Struggling with Perfectionism Picture a child who keeps a tidy, well-organized desk in class, a remarkably clean bedroom at home, makes sure his or her homework is... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Does My Child Need to See a Therapist? Soon after I had my first child, I remember passing a billboard with a baby sitting in a diaper that said “These don’t come with... Continue Reading
