Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Toddlers The Joys of Toddlerhood: Tips for Making the Most of this Magical Age By Stephanie Agnew, Assistant Director of Parents Place on the Peninsula My “Grandtwins” just turned 18 months old. I am so fortunate... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens 5 New Ways to Reconnect After School How many times have you asked your child, “How was your day?”, only to get the response, “fine”? If your number is too many to count,... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens, Toddlers 5 Proven Ways to Help Your Child Manage Frustration Life is full of challenging feelings, and kids don’t come pre-programmed with frustration management skills! Fortunately, with a... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, School Challenges 4 Ways to Support Your Child in the School Year The first weeks of the school year are a time of both excitement and worry for many children. While some kids have been eager to... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens, Technology Creating Family Technology Conversations That Work It’s not always easy talking about technology, screen-time, and media choices with our children and teens. Read on for suggestions... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Toddlers Positive Parenting Which tools are in your parenting toolbox? Having worked with families for decades, we are familiar with various approaches to... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Toddlers How to Understand and Respond to Your Child’s Behavioral Issues As parents we wish we could subdue our children’s outbursts with a gentle re-direction. In some cases this works beautifully. But,... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips No Such Thing as Perfect: How to Help a Child Struggling with Perfectionism Picture a child who keeps a tidy, well-organized desk in class, a remarkably clean bedroom at home, makes sure his or her homework is... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Does My Child Need to See a Therapist? Soon after I had my first child, I remember passing a billboard with a baby sitting in a diaper that said “These don’t come with... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Toddlers Positive Re-Direction—The Most Valuable Tool in Your Parenting Toolbox Your 14-month-old is climbing on a chair and you are afraid that she will fall and hurt herself. Your 3-year-old is playing in the sand... Continue Reading
