“The most important thing parents can give their children is love. The second most important thing is discipline.” -T. Berry Brazelton, M.D. Many parents today could use some serious coaching on how to create healthier boundaries with their kids. Just spend some time at a park where lots of families hang out and you’ll […]
Happy Families Have Healthy Boundaries: Part 1
“No” is a complete sentence.” -Anne Lamott “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” -Eleanor Roosevelt Are you frustrated because you have to tell your child to do something ten times before she listens? Are you exhausted because you are doing more than your fair share of the housework? How often do […]
How To Enhance Your Kids’ (And Your Own) Motivation: Part 2
”The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.” -Norman Vincent Peale In Part 1 […]
How To Enhance Your Kids’ (and your own) Motivation: Part 1
To be motivated means to be moved to do something. Who among us has not wondered or worried about how to motivate ourselves, our spouse or our kids to get things done, whether it be homework, exercise, or just doing the dishes…The good news is that this area of inquiry is so important that it […]
Is Your Child Acting Spoiled?
Does your child whine too much of the time? Does he continue to throw temper tantrums long after the terrible two’s should have passed? Is “NO!” her favorite word? Does he keep demanding what he wants until it drives you crazy? If you have answered yes to any or all of these questions, I have […]
The Come Here and Go Away Blues of Parenting Teens
One of my favorite books describing the inevitable conflict that parents have with teenagers is Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall?: A Parent’s Guide to the New Teenager, written by Dr. Anthony Wolf, a clinical psychologist. First published in 1992, the book is now in […]
