How I Got Rid Of Sibling Rivalry In My Home
So you want to hear how I got rid of sibling rivalry in my home? It was quite simple. My kid’s schedules changed. In the morning they all leave to school at different times. The one who is the most contentious and prone to conflict leaves the earliest. He does not even see his siblings [...]
Potty Training: My Child Spends To Much Time In The Bathroom
Dear Adina, We have a problem with our 4 year old. We need help getting her out of the bathroom in a decent amount of time. I fully understand that potty training is a very sensitive issue for children so we’ve treaded carefully. Our daughter finally has been potty trained for about 7-8 months now, (despite [...]
How To Talk To Kids: Another Simple Way To Help Your Child Listen
I know that I am always looking for great ways to engage my kids cooperation. I know from the questions that I receive that many parents are on the lookout for some great skills to use to help their kids listen. The other day I sent out a link to a post about a simple [...]
The Helicopter and the Rocket Ship: Learn To Parent With Balance
Posted by our Guest Blogger: Ruchi Koval Much ink has been spilled on the altar of abolishing the Helicopter Parent: that mom (or dad) who always hovers worriedly nearby, ready, willing and able to don spandex tights and a cape and SWOOP down to save the day! With forgotten lunches, neglected book reports and excuse [...]
All I Want For Mother’s Day: Confessions Of A Parent Educator
This is what I want for Mother’s Day. I want to be able to say what I want and I want to say exactly what is on my mind. The other day, I was not in the best of moods. My husband said, “What can I help you with?” I said, “I just need to [...]
Is Your Child Struggling In School? A Positive Attitude Helps
My parents were pretty laid back about school. I don’t remember them ever bothering me about homework. I think they even once said, “Forget homework, go outside and play.” Because of that, I have never gotten so uptight about schoolwork with my kids. I feel like it is their schoolwork and it is their responsibility. [...]
Is Your Child Struggling With School? Foster A Life Long Love Of Learning
I think it would be safe to say, that as parents we all value education. We all want our kids to work hard and do well in school so that they will have a better chance of achieving their dreams. Well, this might come as a surprise, it is not how well you do in [...]
Defiant Kids: Teach Them To Read Your Lips
As I mentioned in our last post after I deliver a class I always remember somethings that I would have like to have said. I would like to expand on one more point from our class: When Your Child Is Defiant: Simple Ways To Avoid Power Struggles: I mentioned that kids who are defiant are [...]
Defiant Kids: What I Forgot To Say…
Last week was our class: When Your Child Is Defiant: Simple Ways To Avoid Power Struggles. I mentioned last time that after I give a class, I always remember some things that I forgot to say, that I wished I would have said or things that I would have said differently. I also mentioned that [...]
Is Your Child Struggling In School: Are Bad Teachers Good For Our Kids?
The following story was told to me by one of my clients: My son was in a class with a teacher, who lets just say is “Old School”. He was having a hard time but I kept on saying to myself that bad teachers are good for kids. As long as I support him he [...]
Problem Solving Techniques For Kids: The Broken Computer
As I said in a previous post, working with kids to solve the little and big domestic problems is a great alternative to accusing, giving commands and punishing kids. Here is another story on how this works: Our family laptop computer that we keep on the desk in the kitchen was not working. It [...]
