by admin | Mar 18, 2010 | General Information
General Finding Calm in the Storm of Parenting: Parenting Tips Taken from Yoga Parenting young children, especially challenging boys, can be physically demanding and emotionally stressful. If we do not take care of our bodies and our stress we can’t be at our best...
by admin | Feb 28, 2010 | Discipline
Discipline Top Ten Tips for Effective Limit Setting What does “setting limits” really mean? A “limit” refers to a rule that establishes a specific behavior to be unacceptable. “No blowing bubbles in your milk” is an example of a limit. “Setting” a limit refers to a...
by admin | Jan 20, 2010 | General Information
“His greatest personal strengths are exactly those things that make it most difficult to be his parent,” mom of a challenging boy. Challenging boys have many great personal strengths. They are sensitive, empathic, energetic, driven, persistent, principled, and...
by admin | Dec 22, 2009 | General Information
Child development is so complex that there are practically no certainties. There are experienced, well-meaning, well-credentialed experts lined up on all sides of almost every major issue in parenting. This uncertainty and confusion of conflicting expert opinion can...
by admin | Nov 17, 2009 | Discipline
Discipline Sticker Charts/Reward Charts/Behavior Charts: The Five Most Common Mistakes Parents Make When Using Reward Charts Reward charts (also sometimes called “sticker charts” or “behavior charts”) are frequently employed by parents to deal with their young...
