by Admin | Apr 16, 2013 | Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens, Raising Boys, Raising Girls
In my work as a parent educator, I often hear parents’ frustration over getting their children’s cooperation in negotiating family problems. One of the most effective ways to improve communication and cooperation is through family meetings. Aletha Solter,...
by Admin | Apr 8, 2013 | Parenting Skills
All of us went in to being a parent with the best intentions. We fantasized about bedtime stories and snuggles, family meals, engaging conversation, and more. It’s likely we underestimated the influence that sleep deprivation, constantly cleaning up after...
by Admin | Apr 1, 2013 | Parenting Skills
If you ever wake up and think, “Gosh, I just love how as a parent, society gives me no respect, gratitude, or support.” And you wonder, “How can I get more of the same?” Well, you might decide to go into early childhood education! Should you decide to get an advanced...
by Admin | Mar 25, 2013 | Parenting Skills, Special Challenges
Spring is here. With it come blooming flowers, outdoor activities, and the anticipation of summer. As I looked at my neighbor’s multicolored tulips in full bloom, I was reminded of a favorite writing that I read to myself on many occasions and use frequently in...
by Admin | Mar 18, 2013 | Parenting Skills
“When are you having your next?” “Just one? Aren’t your worried about her being spoiled?” “An only child is a lonely child.” These are the well-meaning but insensitive comments that parents of one child hear regularly from family members, friends, and...
by Admin | Mar 12, 2013 | Bullying Prevention, Discipline & Behavior, School Challenges, Toddlers
The preschool years are foundational for children’s social and emotional development—a time when children’s social interactions increase dramatically as they move from parallel to more collaborative play with peers. Not surprisingly, this means more social...
by Admin | Mar 5, 2013 | Bullying Prevention, Discipline & Behavior, Raising Girls
Girls explore power through relationships, beginning in the older preschool years. New friendships blossom during this time through imaginative play and common interests. Bonds between friends deepen, even influencing the mood and emotion of a child if her friend is...
by Admin | Feb 25, 2013 | Parenting Skills, Preteens & Teens
As a family, we have always been committed to eating dinner together. Even if someone has to run off to an evening commitment and we only have 30 minutes or less, we do everything we can to make it work. Research has shown that eating dinner together has a positive...
by Admin | Feb 20, 2013 | Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills
In other breaking news, plants and humans need oxygen, water and sunlight to survive. Did we really need a report from the UK Government Department of Education (whew it’s not just US) to reveal the correlation between a lack of discipline and anti-social...
by Admin | Feb 12, 2013 | Discipline & Behavior, Raising Boys, Raising Girls
Raising children to be honest, ethical, and responsible is as important as raising them to master reading, writing, and arithmetic. Honesty, ethics, and responsibility are more than mere character traits. They are essential life skills that must be learned. Here are...
