Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Raising Boys, Raising Girls How to Create Connection with Your Kids Every Day We’ve been hearing more and more about how tech giants like Facebook and Google are getting pressure to make their products less... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips How and Why to Encourage Your Child’s Creativity Parents and schools typically spend a tremendous amount of resources on academic readiness and performance, and skills in the areas that... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Tips, Raising Boys, Raising Girls It’s Time to Plan for Summer Camps! 6 Lessons Learned from a Summer Camp Veteran For all of you parents who need to figure out what your children will be doing when school is out in June, here is some wisdom about... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Temperaments How To Help A Shy Child As a parent of a very shy child, I’ve worried that my daughter’s introverted personality will affect the way people see her, and might... Continue Reading
Birth - First Year, Grandparenting, Parenting Skills 6 Tips for a Mindful Grandparenthood As 2017 comes to a close, and I reflect on what I would like parents to think about, I am struck by the amazing cycle of life and... Continue Reading
Jewish, Leisure & Vacation Happy Hanukkah! It’s Time to Rededicate Your Family to the Practice of Giving and Gratitude Hanukkah is the Jewish Festival of Lights, and while only some of us here at Parents Place are Jewish, we love lighting the menorah... Continue Reading
Birth - First Year, Grandparenting, Parenting Skills Being Grandparents It is so exciting to have a new grandchild, and of course all we want to do is help! We newly minted grandparents have “been there... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips The Hammer and the Marshmallow: When Parents Disagree on Discipline Difficult parenting moments are challenging for everyone, but when you and your partner disagree on how to manage them, it can make a... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips 3 Magic Phrases for Parents These encouraging words will work wonders on your kids. Knowing what to say to your children isn’t always easy—especially when you... Continue Reading