Children
October 25th, 2010 at 01:45am
Under Teens/Tweens
Dear Parent Coach Susan, “The doctor says my son does not have ADD, only the processing disorder which looks like ADD sometimes. He seems to need me to wake him, tell him what to do specifically i.e. Do your math, then do your social studies. When cleaning his room I used to say “pick up [...]
Continue Reading Help for Kids with Processing Disorders Get Organized and Independent
Tags: ADD, ADHD, Autism, Child Special Needs, Children, Children special needs homework, Chores, organization, processing disorders, teens, tweens
By Susan Epstein
October 4th, 2010 at 08:58pm
Under Teens/Tweens
1. How do I explain death to a young child? Tell your child the truth and answer your child’s questions. Go to the library and check out children’s books on death and read them to your child. 2. How should I tell my child? Use language they can understand. Be careful not to use the [...]
Continue Reading FAQ’s for Helping Children Grieve the Loss of a Family Member
Tags: Children, conversations, death, grieving, loss of parent, parenting, parenting powers, susan epstein
By Susan Epstein
September 27th, 2010 at 01:18pm
Under Teens/Tweens
Guest Post by Alisa Gilbert Nearly everyone who has been a patron at a restaurant has experienced it before settling down to tuck into a meal only to be blasted with the sound of a screaming child from two tables away. What can make the situation even more uncomfortable is if that screaming child happens to [...]
Continue Reading Tips for Teaching Young Children Manners at Restaurants
Tags: Children, dinner, eating out, misbehaving, parenting powers, restaurants, susan epstein, table manners, teens
By Susan Epstein
September 27th, 2010 at 10:22am
Under Teens/Tweens
Insist that homework is your child’s responsibility and not yours. You don’t need to sit down next to your child when they are doing their homework but you do need to be available (and available means that you could be making dinner or you could be sitting with your laptop across from them doing your [...]
Continue Reading We All Have Homework
Tags: calm parenting, Children, consistent parenting, homework, Parenting advice teens, parenting powers, susan epstein, teens
By Susan Epstein
September 20th, 2010 at 05:26pm
Under Teens/Tweens
The study adds to an existing body of evidence suggesting that sleep plays an important role in weight regulation, perhaps because tired children are not as active or because sleep affects hormones that influence hunger and appetite, said the paper’s lead author, Janice F. Bell, an assistant professor at the University of Washington School of [...]
Continue Reading The Importance of Adequate Sleep
Tags: active children, activities, Children, importance of sleep, overweight, Parenting Calm, parenting powers, sleeping, susan epstein, teens, tweens, weight control
By Susan Epstein
