Oct 6th, 2010
Handling A Second Child: Doubling The Joy Wisely
There’s so much written about how to handle the older child when a second child comes along. But with the focus so much on the older child’s feelings, the second child very often becomes, well, secondary in the scheme of things.
Oct 5th, 2010
‘Go To Sleep NOW!’ How To Win The Bedtime Battle With Your Child
Fights over bedtime can be one of the biggest power struggles you’ll have with your child, whether they’re five or fifteen. Here's how you can teach your child to manage meeting his responsibilities and not manage you through power plays.
Oct 5th, 2010
Work-At-Home Moms: Top Ten Ideas For Busy Mommies
Have the demands of motherhood forced you bid goodbye to your job? Would you rather watch your children grow than spend your days in a claustrophobic office cubicle? Much to the relief of millions of moms all over the world, there are a multitude of work-from-home career choices available.
Oct 4th, 2010
Positive Parenting: Discipline From The Inside Out
The goal of positive discipline is to teach children inner-discipline that comes from a highly-developed conscience, rather than the use of punishments that may include external force, shame, humiliation, isolation or coercion.
Oct 4th, 2010
Good Parenting: Loving Yourself, Loving Your Children
If you are ignoring yourself to take care of your children, this is not loving to your children or to yourself. While being there for your children is very important, it is equally important to role model for them what it is like to take responsibility for your own well-being.
Oct 3rd, 2010
Family Activities: How To Celebrate Halloween Like An American
In a globalized world, there are no borders when it comes to celebrating holidays like Halloween. But when it comes to celebrating this October 31st holiday properly, the Americans are the experts. Here's how they do it and how you can do it too.
Oct 3rd, 2010
Emotional Healing: Empower Your Child To Deal With Negative Emotions
How do we empower our children? How do help them through the tough times in life and how do we make sure the negative 'stuff' doesn't follow them into adulthood? As a family counselor I know how empowering it is for a child to know they are in control of their feelings and emotions.
Oct 2nd, 2010
Top Three Mistakes Parents Make With Tweens And Teens
While scary for parents, the normal individualization process during the tween and teen years doesn’t have to involve power struggles and hard feelings if parents avoid these three common parenting mistakes.
Oct 2nd, 2010
Building Confidence In Children – By Susan Jeffers, Ph.D.
Susan Jeffers is the best-selling author of author of 'Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway®'. In her guest blog, adapted from her book 'Life is Huge! Laughing, Loving and Learning From It, she offers three of her favorite tips for building confidence in children.
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