There are many reasons children misbehave. They may be tired, annoyed, or frustrated. When we parents have to deal with a misbehaving child it can be rough. It can help if we recognize that children are generally not acting out on purpose, they usually have good reasons for why they misbehave. It is even harder [...]

In our family we have a few phrases that help us live together peaceably, most of the time, okay, at least the times that we remember to use the peaceable phrases. One such phrase is this: “I guess we just had a miscommunication.” Miscommunications happen all the time in families. In my family, it happens [...]

When we were first pregnant my husband and I were at our local bookstore, just browsing, something we both love to do. As we were leaving the store we met 3 pregnant women each carrying a pile of about 10 parenting books. My husband being the gentleman that he was offered to help them. The [...]

Only another week until our next class in our Parenting Simply Teleconference Series! On Wednesday May 29th, join us as Leslie Petruk talks about: “Overwhelmed Parent?! Gaining Your Child’s Cooperation While Building Their Confidence and Competence and Keeping your Calm” I wanted you all to get to know Leslie and give you a sneak peek [...]

Mother’s Day is almost here. It is one of my most favorite days of the year. My husband asked me what I want to do this Mother’s Day. I told him that I want to go swimming at the gym, have a large coffee ice cream cone at my favorite ice cream place, and I [...]