Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips “This one has a motor!” — Raising Active Kids When my daughter was four years old, we visited a friend with a large cat. The cat was heavy, but my daughter struggled mightily to pick... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens Who Has Come to Live with Us? Adolescence Brings Big Changes Many parents experience such dramatic changes in their child between the ages of 11 — 14 that they feel like an alien has taken... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Temperaments, Toddlers Raising an Emotionally Resilient Child Parents strive to support their children through life’s ups and downs but sometimes it’s hard to know how to help. The... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Skills Join in the Fun! Family Fun Day in Palo Alto is May 1 **** This article was written in advance of Family Fun Day in 2015. Family Fun Day 2019 is coming up on April 28, register here > The... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills Take Care of Yourself: 3 Easy Habits As parents it’s so easy to become focused on helping our children to cultivate good habits. We know how important it is for kids... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens Tips to Stay Connected with Your Teen Adolescence is a time when children and parents begin to spend less time together. It is a time when teens begin to develop their... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips A Different Approach for Daily Routines: 6 Steps for Success Parents often struggle on a daily basis to get their kids to do the most basic tasks. Requests to get dressed, brush teeth, put away... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Media Safety, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Technology vs. the Art of Conversation Increasingly we rely on technology, email, voicemail, Facebook, Snapchat, and texting to communicate with others. It is not uncommon for... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills The Parenting Journey — Our Children Are the Guides Parents hear so often about how important it is to support our children’s emotional needs, and that we must serve as their social... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Toddlers “NO! You can’t make me!” When Kids Resist Something New Renee, mother of 5-year-old Jonathan, called me with her most recent challenge. Here’s how she described it: Jonathan can get very... Continue Reading