Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Raising Boys, Raising Girls, School Challenges Kindergarten Here We Come! It is that time of year when children everywhere are getting excited—and perhaps a little anxious—about the new school year starting. No... Continue Reading
Raising Girls Does Your Young Daughter Have a Positive Body Image? Poor body image is epidemic among girls and women in this country: 94% of women report having a negative body image and wanting to... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Tips, Raising Boys, Raising Girls How to Achieve Summer Camp Planning Flow Have you signed your kids up for summer camp yet? No? Now that I’ve been doing this for a few years, I feel like I have achieved... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens, Raising Boys, Raising Girls, Temperaments, Toddlers What to Say in Challenging Situations with Children: Sentence Starters for Parents It is everywhere. The advice, the suggestions, the tips for parents, usually with a disclaimer that it is important to trust your gut,... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Tips, Raising Boys, Raising Girls Welcome Home Again Are you to new to the Bay Area? Or did you move here two, three, or even five years ago and still feel as if you haven’t found... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Raising Boys, Raising Girls Preparing for Kindergarten Too Early? “To learn a thing in life through doing is much more developing, cultivating, and strengthening than to learn it merely through the... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Raising Boys, Raising Girls, Toddlers Communicating and Connecting with Your Children Let’s face it: All children and parents struggle with communication at some point. Some kids seem to have an almost infinite... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens, Raising Boys, Raising Girls Beyond Sibling Rivalry The sink is plugged, the car has a flat tire, and Melinda needs help with a school project due tomorrow. On top of that, the kids... Continue Reading
Adoption/Post-Adoption, Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens, Raising Boys, Raising Girls The Rights of Children: “Born to be Wild” Whenever I see a group of children tear across Crissy Field or the beach, it makes me stop and watch with pure delight. To be free with... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Raising Girls, Special Challenges Cutting and Self-Injury: What Parents Need to Know At a recent panel discussion on teen behaviors, the audience of parents expressed concern about the prevalence of “cutting” and other... Continue Reading
