Jul 27th, 2010
Many parents who have homework battles with their kids want to know what to do about a child who procrastinates or who just can’t seem to stay focused on the task at hand. In the second part of this series, James Lehman shares tried and true methods to get kids to sit down and do the work.
Jul 27th, 2010
Nature is an unfailing source of inspiration, and being in touch with Mother Earth is a wonderful way for us to learn life’s lessons. A mother is very often likened to a gardener, because children require care and nurturing just as a garden does. Watching the seasons come and go, both in life and in nature, this is what I've learned.
Jul 26th, 2010
Has homework time become the seventh circle of hell in your house, with you nagging your kids to do their assignments and fighting with them over each math problem? If you and your child are battling nightly over schoolwork, read on to hear the real solutions James Lehman offers to this frustrating problem, in Part I of Homework Hell.
Jul 25th, 2010
Do you know what your child thinks about dating, love and marriage? Or are you afraid to ask? Here's a cross-section of replies from various sources that will tell you just how kids minds work when it comes to relationships with the opposite sex.
Jun 23rd, 2010
As long as you take responsibility for getting your child out of bed, they will let you do it. In order to create less dramatic mornings, you have to let your child experience the consequences of not getting themselves up and out the door.
Jun 22nd, 2010
Do our ancient Indian scriptures have the solutions to the issues facing Indian parents and their kids today? We caught up with Gopika Kapoor, author of Spiritual Parenting, and interviewed her about her book, which is largely based on the principles in spiritual literature like the Bhagwad Geeta. She explains to us how Indian parents can apply these teachings to raise children in these challenging times.
Jun 21st, 2010
Parents are no stranger to unruly behavior, tantrums, defiant behavior conduct disorder or even attention deficit disorder in their children. All of these can cause problems in dealing with your child. But, more often than not, parents can themselves help modify their child's behavior just by following a few simple rules.
Jun 14th, 2010
Relative to our children or any children with whom we would interact, our one dominant intention would be to give them a conscious understanding of how powerful and important and valuable and perfect they are. Every word that would come out of our mouths would be a word that would be offered with the desire to help this individual know that they are powerful.
Jun 10th, 2010
Kids have meltdowns and temper tantrums because they have never learned how to manage their feelings in a new situation or event, or because tantrums have worked for them in the past. So what’s the appropriate response for a parent to have so that they can stop a meltdown and prevent it from happening in the first place?