How To Help Your Kids Help You Around The House

Passover is 6 weeks away! Yikes! I decided that today I was going to start my Passover cleaning, aka, Spring cleaning. As I have mentioned before, I have been putting in a lot more hours at work, so I know that I will need my kids to help out lots more. I was thinking about […]

Praising Kids: More Ways To Build Your Child’s Self-Esteem

In a previous post, I spoke about the right way to praise kids. This is one of the hardest skills for me to learn. I know many parents in my classes have asked for more examples on how to use this technique. You ask and I try to deliver. The key to praising effectively is […]

Stop Yelling At Your Kids: 3 Simple Ways To Keep Your Mornings Calm

      When my kids were little, my mornings were a mess. By the time I had dropped my 3 year old at preschool and lugged my baby back and forth to the car it was 9:15am and  I was ready for a nap. Throughout the years the mornings did get better, although I […]