by Chris Jones | Feb 20, 2019 | Preteens & Teens, Raising Boys, Toddlers
By Alyse Clayman, LCSW, Clinical and Site Director, Parents Place, Marin “Be kind! Quiet Down! Be polite! Don’t be so sassy! Stop yelling.” We’ve all said things like this to our daughters. While we do want to raise thoughtful, polite children, our girls...
by Chris Jones | Mar 12, 2018 | Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Raising Girls
We all want our daughters to be secure and confident—to know how to assert themselves, think critically, and make positive choices for themselves. We are also aware that girls today are dealing with many issues unique to their generation that can negatively impact...
by Admin | Aug 15, 2017 | Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Raising Boys, Raising Girls, School Challenges
It is that time of year when children everywhere are getting excited—and perhaps a little anxious—about the new school year starting. No one feels this more than Kindergarteners and their families. Starting elementary school is a big step for children and their...
by Admin | Feb 2, 2016 | Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Tips, Raising Boys, Raising Girls
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 “summer camp flow” with my 4th grader. In today’s competitive world, camp sign-ups begin in January and I highly recommend that...
by Admin | Nov 24, 2014 | Adoption/Post-Adoption, Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens, Raising Boys, Raising Girls
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 their able bodies—testing speed and agility, laughing out loud, uninhibited, and wild—speaks to their innate need to move at will....
by Admin | Aug 18, 2014 | Discipline & Behavior, Raising Girls, Special Challenges
At a recent panel discussion on teen behaviors, the audience of parents expressed concern about the prevalence of “cutting” and other forms of self-injury among adolescents, particularly girls. As with other issues of concern, knowledge is power, so read on to arm...
by Admin | May 5, 2014 | Raising Boys, Raising Girls, Temperaments
“I am a horse for a single harness, not cut out for tandem or teamwork … for well I know that in order to attain any definite goal, it is imperative that one person do the thinking and the commanding.” — Albert Einstein I recall a conversation a few years back...
