Three more essential and teachable skills in a two-part series aimed at helping our kids become independent, self-reliant, resourceful and resilient. Skill #4. Show how to negotiate It’s a typical Saturday morning with another sibling battle. Today’s war: which of your two kids, ages 4 and 6, gets to choose the TV show. As usual, your kids [...]
Parenting Discoveries You Need to Know
December 24, 2012 | Posted by
Search Amazon for ‘parenting’ and you’ll find 120,000 books. Parents, myself included, clearly have a lot of questions. New research is providing fresh answers every year — though perhaps there are so many studies now it can be all a bit overwhelming. Here’s my summary of what seemed to be the bigger findings to emerge about ‘bringing [...]
‘Asking Parent’ More Effective Than ‘Telling Parent’ at Teaching Responsibility
July 2, 2012 | Posted by
We all want our children to succeed at school. In order to do that, we want them to get dressed, eat their breakfast, and get out on time in the morning. Not only that, but we would also like them to pack their lunches, stay organized, and do their homework without a fuss. How can [...]
