No, There Isn’t a Trophy Just For Showing Up
We live in an “entitled” society. Gone are the days of working for what you have. Earning a reward seems to be a foreign concept in a world where people...
Children
Since boys and girls do not come with manuals, check out this sound and quality advice about raising children.
Help Your Child Build Healthy Reward Pathways
When you reward bad behavior, you literally wire your child’s brain to repeat the bad behavior. No parent intends to do that, but it happens so easily. When you know...
Parenting By Yourself? Still No Excuse for Messing Up Your Kids
Given that eleven million American families are headed by a single parent, it’s hard to stand behind the idea that, somehow, these kids are destined for trouble. What matters is...
Raising Resilience – Parenting Tips that Go the Distance
Every loving parent wants childhood to be a positive experience for their kids. When it comes to parenting however, only focusing on the positive is problematic because it derails children’s...
Is My Teen ‘Normal’ Crazy or Seriously Troubled?
Many teenagers go through a rebellious or irrational phase that is normal for their age. The difference between normal teen craziness and abnormal behavior is when the teenager falls behind his or...
Want Your Kids to Listen?
3 Ninja Mom Tricks for Reducing Yelling and Getting Your Kids to Listen the First Time! Most parents I know feel like their kids don’t listen to them, at least...
Should You Let Your Daughters Color Their Hair
There may come a day when your daughter asks to change the color of her hair. Be forewarned that this might inspire feelings of shock and sadness in the very...
7 Calming Techniques for Children
When most people think of anxiety, they picture how it effects adults and possibly themselves. For a long time, anxiety was thought to only be an issue adults faced. Did...
When are Kids Too Old to Sleep with Mom and Dad?
Oh Boy! Co-sleeping, often referred to as bed sharing, is one of those hot button issues that receives as much hostility from those defending their position as breastfeeding does. And...
War Stories Of Common First Time Parent Mistakes
When you have your very first baby it’s exciting, exhilarating, wonderful, amazing – and terrifying! So very, very terrifying!! You’re suddenly responsible for this tiny little person and have no...