parenting advice
April 4th, 2011 at 07:28pm
Under Teens/Tweens
Purpose: To provide an environment where children can learn and practice organizational skills and to reduce parent- child conflict How to: Family calendar. Track everyone’s activities large calendar, that is hung where everyone can see it. ( Kitchen for example,)Assign each member their own color marker for their entries. Always reference the calendar when making [...]
Continue Reading Give Them A Hook
Tags: Chores, disrespectful kids, parenting advice, Parenting Calm, role models, routine, susan epstein
By Susan Epstein
March 14th, 2011 at 01:42pm
Under Teens/Tweens
Have you ever heard the expression we parent the way we were parented? To some extent this is true. However, through many years of working with parents, I have come to believe we are more likely to use the way we were parented as a measuring stick, barometer, or baseline and not as a rigid [...]
Continue Reading Got Yelling… and Spanking?
Tags: acting out, discipline, parenting advice, parenting powers, tantrums, teens
By Susan Epstein
February 14th, 2011 at 11:46am
Under Teens/Tweens
Valentine’s Day was Monday…and if you are like me…you’ve been passing out lots of love, chocolate, kisses and hugs to your family members. Maybe your kids made you a homemade Valentine’s Card. Those are the best ones! I bet you wish that every day could be filled with as much love and kindness. Living with [...]
Continue Reading Keep The Love Flowing
Tags: angry kids, disrespectful kids, love, parenting, parenting advice, Parenting Advice. low self esteen children, Parenting Calm, valentine's day
By Susan Epstein
December 13th, 2010 at 04:52pm
Under Teens/Tweens
“Shoes and jacket on now, please!” I say for the third time. It does not sink into my 10 year-old fast enough. Another bus missed. Another rushed morning, piling the overstuffed rolling school bag, violin and gym bag into the front seat of the mini-van. He has been able to tell time for four years [...]
Continue Reading Life’s Scratches – Guest Blogger: Armi Sevilla Rowe
Tags: blame game, Children, nagging, parenting advice, Parenting Calm, teens, tweens
By Susan Epstein
November 22nd, 2010 at 01:12pm
Under Teens/Tweens
• shopping • cooking • travelling • family obligations • cleaning • baking • wrapping • parties • decorating • money worries • kids excitement • kids pushing the envelope in more ways than you could never have imagined It can be a mad, mad, mad, mad world and you may find yourself very irritated, snapping [...]
Continue Reading Holiday Stress…Here We Go Again!
Tags: holiday stress, Holidays, parenting advice, Parenting Calm, parenting powers, susan epstein, Thanksgiving
By Susan Epstein
