kids behaviors
August 30th, 2010 at 01:50pm
Under Children+ Family+ Teens/Tweens
The beginning of the school year is a great time to set up an allowance plan for your kids. This is not payment for chores, rather, teaching them how to manage their money.
1. Each child is allotted 3-5 envelopes (depending on the age and stage and needs of the child)
2. Each envelope is labeled with [...]
Continue Reading Allowance is what you are Allowed: Early Lessons in Financial Responsibility
Tags: allowance, Chores, consistent parenting, Family, kids behaviors, kids chores, Parenting Calm, parenting powers, susan epstein
By Susan Epstein
May 12th, 2009 at 05:36pm
Under Children+ Family+ Teens/Tweens
“Our feelings of dissatisfaction, unhappiness, loss of hope and so forth are in fact related to all phenomena. If we do not adopt the right outlook, it is possible that anything and everything could cause us frustration. Yet phenomena are part of reality and we are subject to the laws of existence. So this leaves [...]
Continue Reading Who needs an attitude adjustment?
Tags: disrespectful kids, kids behaviors, losing temper with kids, parental frustration, yelling at kids
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
November 30th, 2008 at 08:11am
Under Children
Home stretch after the long Holiday Weekend. Cooking, company, shopping, kids, kids, kids! Maybe it is only 8am on Sunday morning and your nerves are already frazzled. How do you stay calm? When getting your child to respect you sometimes in the repeating over and over again, “You will not speak to me that [...]
Continue Reading Kids Pushing Your Buttons? How to Stay Calm.
Tags: angry kids, disrespectful kids, kids behaviors, kids chores, parenting advice, parenting help
By Susan Epstein
November 25th, 2008 at 04:22pm
Under Children+ Teens/Tweens
Last night on my Cable TV Show, The Parenting Power Hour, my guest, Beverly Carr, LCSW and I discussed holidays and the stress they can have on families. Some of the stressors that came up were:
Divorce
Anniversary of a death in a family
Military who are not home for the holidays
Family Conflict
Finances
Kids schedules thrown off
Parents who have [...]
Continue Reading Family Traditions: Don’t Change The Stuffing Recipe
Tags: Family, holiday stress, Holidays, kids behaviors, parenting advice, Thanksgiving, Traditions
By Susan Epstein
