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• Discover the Secrets to Successful Parenting

  You love your children. You work hard to provide them healthy food and a happy home. You try to teach them right from wrong. You know you need to set limits on... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Reducing Tantrums for Babies and Toddlers

  A mom wrote "This week my 10 month old has started throwing terrible tantrums when she doesn't get her way. I read its a normal part of development but its... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Resolving Conflicts Using Collaborative Problem Solving

  

  Do your children exhibit any challenging behaviors? If so, you probably have tried numerous things that haven't worked: time outs, grounding, withholding... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Get Your Kids to Happily Drink Their Fruits and Vegetables

  Is it a hassle to get your kids to eat their fruit and vegetables? Try having them drink them instead! When we added delicious fruit and vegetable smoothies to... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• You Must Versus You Can

  

  The words you choose can make the difference between getting cooperation from your children or getting resistance. When you start a request with “you must”, it... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Removing the Struggle From Naptime

  

  Do you ever struggle with putting your child down for a nap? The older children become, the more likely they are to resist napping when they’d much rather be... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Helping Young Children Find Something Appropriate To Bite - Not Another Kid!

  

  A preschool teacher told the story of Sophia, a toddler who was in the habit of biting other kids. Although the teachers tried to intervene and show Sophia how... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• When You Overreact Your Kids Shutdown

  

  If your kids have something difficult to share with you, they may tell you a little bit about it and decide how much more to tell you based on your reaction. Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Celebrating When Kids Achieve a New Personal Best

  

  Most of our kids are not going to be the best player on the team, the top academic score in the class or the first chair instrument in the band. By definition,... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Keeping Digital Devices Out of Your Kids' Bedrooms at Night

  

  Do you let your kids take their cellphones, laptops, Kindles, iPads or video games to bed with them? If so, it's a good time to think about changing your famil... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• How to Discipline When Children Misbehave

  

  Your kids will misbehave and they will make mistakes. Mistakes are part of learning. Ultimately what they learn depends on how you respond. What Are These... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Dealing with a Naughty Child

  

  Patty is a preschool teacher who has plenty of experience dealing with challenging children’s behavior. This fall when parents were bringing their children to... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Pain of Being Excluded

  

  Being excluded is a painful experience that your children will go through at some point. It might be learning that there is a birthday party coming up but... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Disobeying Due to a Lack of Understanding

  

  Are your children purposefully disobeying you or do they not understand your request? Rita explained how frustrated she was when her 3-year-old daughter, Sidney... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• How to Increase Kids' Compliance with Following Rules

  Wouldn’t it be great if your kids always followed your rules? A simple way to increase compliance with rules is to give your children some type of rational for... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Introverts Struggling to Fit into an Extrovert World

  Is your child an introvert or an extrovert? According to Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, a third to a... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Handling Crucial Conversations Well

  When your emotions are high and you’re discussing something you care dearly about, you are in a crucial conversation. You might be talking to your partner... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Increasing Motivation to Do Homework by Making It a Game

  

  Do your kids ever procrastinate on doing their homework? It’s hard for most people to get started on something they don’t really want to do. How can a task... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Lying, Cheating and Stealing

  

  are some of the behaviors you do not want to see in your children. So how do you teach your children to be honest? Being honest is much more difficult than it... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Why Does the the AAP Discourage Media Use by Children Younger Than 2?

  In the video below, Dr. Ari Brown explains the research behind the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendation of limiting media use by children... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2012 FAMILY, PARENTING