Parenting Calm
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
August 23rd, 2010 at 12:58pm
Under Children+ Family+ Teens/Tweens
If you are a single parent and trying to start over you know what I am talking about.
Perhaps you just started dating or you have been with the same person for a long while.
Maybe you are thinking of blending your families or maybe you have already done this.
But it is not white picket fences and [...]
Continue Reading If You Really Loved Me…
Tags: blending families, Children, parenting advice, Parenting Calm, parenting powers, stepparenting, susan epstein, teens, tweens
By Susan Epstein
July 19th, 2010 at 07:44pm
Under Teens/Tweens
The well known African proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child” brings many thoughts and emotions to my mind. I know it to be true from personal experience as a child who grew up in a single parent home. I have fond memories of the neighbors who monitored our comings and goings, as [...]
Continue Reading Who is in your village?
Tags: calm parenting, Children, parenting advice, Parenting Calm, parenting powers, taking care of yourself
By Susan Epstein
June 15th, 2010 at 11:30am
Under Teens/Tweens
Parenting from a calm place is one of the most difficult techniques to master, especially if you come from a family where everyone shouts at each other naturally. A lot of moms and dads tell me that in their families growing up, it was normal for people to scream and yell at each other
Some kids, can [...]
Continue Reading And the Parent of The Year Award Goes To…..
Tags: calm, clear, concise, consistent parenting, discipline, Parenting Calm, parenting powers, parenting techniques
By Susan Epstein
June 5th, 2010 at 07:37pm
Under ADHD+ Children+ Family+ Teens/Tweens
Mindful Robotic Parenting is all about respect and lots and lots of patience.
Think of a recent situation with your child or teen that resulted in both of you hanging on to your agendas for dear life.
Power struggles result in kids having:
Tantrums
Melt downs
Explosions
and Parents …
Arguing
Yelling
Threatening
Punishing
Banishing
or/or GIVING IN….
I don’t know which is more upsetting, the screaming and [...]
Continue Reading The 3 C’s Part II…Disengaging from Power Struggles
Tags: mindful parenting, Parenting Calm, parenting help, power struggles
By Susan Epstein
