Good Behavior is not Magic, It’s a Skill: The three Skills every Child Needs for Good Behavior

When you have a child who acts out and is disrespectful or disruptive, it’s easy to compare him to the so-called “good kids” who never seem to get into trouble or give their parents grief. Many people feel hopeless about the possibility of ever teaching their child to “magically” become the kind [...]

Anger as a Weapon: Does Your Child Point the Gun at You?

From young children to teens, we explain why your child is in trouble if he or she uses anger and acting out behavior to control others.
When children use anger to get what they want, it can feel for all the world like they’re pointing a loaded weapon at you. As a parent, [...]

Should you Negotiate your Childs Curfew?

There are times when your thirteen year old may seem like a seasoned litigator, and your kitchen feels like a courtroom. Kids are surprisingly adept at negotiating, and sometimes it’s hard to “beat them at their own game.” It’s important to teach kids how to negotiate because it’s a necessary life skill, [...]

Low Self Esteem in Kids Part I: Forget what you’ve Heard, It’s a Myth

Is your child struggling with low self-esteem? As a parent, it’s tough to stand by and see our children feeling like they don’t “measure up” or can’t handle things as well as their peers seem to do. Here we debunk the myth of focusing on children’s feelings at the expense of teaching [...]

Motivating the Unmotivated Child

Getting into the back-to-school routine can be hard for everyone in the house. In the morning, parents are faced with groggy kids who won’t get out of bed and get ready for school no matter how much you nag, bribe and scold. Homework time can be even worse, with nightly fights and [...]

Do You Parent with Your Wallet?

What kid doesn’t love it when Mom or Dad spends money on them? When you can afford it, buying things for your children is fun. But there’s a point where we buy things for our kids for the wrong reasons: to win their allegiance or simply to get them to stop screaming. [...]

Teen Behavior: What to do When Things Get Violent

What do you do with teen behavior like this? He has punched holes in the walls, is mouthy, violent, aggressive, makes his sister cry and steals her Mp3 player. When parents have to deal with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) or just simply violent teen behavior, that they do not know where to [...]

Is Your Child Ready for 3-Year-Old Preschool?

Is Your Child Ready for 3-Year-Old Preschool?
A Decision Only You Can Make

By: Denise Obrecht
It seems to be the common question asked to me lately, “Where will Max be going to preschool this fall?”  There is an assumption with that question – that he will be going to preschool and a site has been chosen.  Maybe [...]

Turn a Spender into an Investor

By: Joann Kuster Seymour
Author, Financial Educator
Spending—rather than saving money—is a habit, especially for teens. According to surveys by Teenage Research Unlimited, the average teen has more than $104 a week to spend—five times more than their parents had.
Yet, today’s teens are less savvy about money, and most haven’t learned what to [...]

6 Lessons I’d Like to Teach my Children about Life

6 Lessons I’d like to teach my children about Life:
By Crystal O’Connor
1. Start thinking about what you want now.  Talk about your dreams and how you can start to make them happen.   Let the dream be as big as you’d like and never let anyone tell you it can’t be achieved.  If your dream helps [...]

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