Archive for January, 2009
January 28th, 2009 at 08:34am
Under Children+ Family
It’s hard to understand why things with the kids can be going along smoothly for 3 days in a row they do what they are told, get ready for bed, give you those gorgeous angelic smiles….and then BOOM…like a time bomb… they explode and stop cooperating.
Sometimes we have the patience to see them through these “episodes” [...]
Continue Reading Emotional Hot-Buttons…Stay Calm When Kids Push
Tags: bedtime, free parenting help, parenting, parenting advice, tantrums
By Susan Epstein
January 19th, 2009 at 04:08pm
Under Teens/Tweens
Can you believe all the snow we are having? This reminds me of when I was growing up. I’m in CT and we haven’t seen snow like this in 20 years! Snow, snow and snow. It doesn’t melt and it is really cold out! Kids love to play in it and some of us adults [...]
Continue Reading A creative mother’s ingenuity and snow removal
By Susan Epstein
January 14th, 2009 at 09:14pm
Under Children+ Family
Last week I wrote about meal time issues and problems getting kids to eat. One of my readers sent me a photo about what they put together as a result of reading my book…Taking Back Your Parenting Powers.. and implemented some of my suggestions. But she took it a step further.
Irene bought a white board. Every [...]
Continue Reading How A White Board Ended One Family’s Power Struggles
Tags: meal time issues with kids, parenting, parenting advice
By Susan Epstein
January 6th, 2009 at 02:49pm
Under Teens/Tweens
Are meal times a nightmare in your house? Do you feel like a short order cook? Do you feel disrespected, ineffectual and helpless in feeding your kids? Parents everywhere are having this problem. In our attempt to encourage and give our kids every opportunity to be independent and make choices we have lost our edge.
Parents [...]
Continue Reading Meal Time Dilemmas
By Susan Epstein
January 3rd, 2009 at 10:02am
Under Teens/Tweens
On New Year’s Day I took a chance and did an impromtu free parent coaching call. I really didn’t expect anyone to call in and at 5 past the hour no one had. Then one by one, parents started calling and the next time I looked at the clock the allotted hour was up!
This is [...]
Continue Reading What is Your Biggest Parenting Challenge?
Tags: Children, children behavior, childrens behavior, Family, Holidays, kids behaviors, parenting advice
By Susan Epstein
