My Son’s Team Keeps On Losing…Do I Still Make Him Play?
Dear Adina, Do you have any suggestions handling disappointment for kids? My son gets upset when he is on a team that loses most of their games. He just finished an uninspiring basketball season. Baseball teams were just posted last night and he is already complaining: “There are no good players on my team!” “We are […]
Sibling Rivalry: Don’t Fix It, Just Repeat
Dear Adina, My two girls, Sara and Rachel are always fighting. They are 7 and 11 years old. Right now, I am frustrated because, they make deals with each other and then they won’t follow through. For example, Sara will say, “If you play house with me now, then I will play card with you […]
One Simple Way To Keep Your Kids Busy On A Long Car Ride: Part 2
I know that a lot of us will be taking some road trips this summer. It is the season for long car drives. In a previous post I wrote about how we pass the time on our road trips. This is what I wrote: “In the car we listened to a lot of audio books […]