parenting powers
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
August 16th, 2010 at 06:54pm
Under Children+ Family+ Teens/Tweens
Rewards often don’t work for getting kids to chip in around the house. Let me ask you, do you really blame your kids for not wanting to take out the trash, set the table, sweep the floor or clean up their rooms? Do you want to do it? Does paying them work in the long [...]
Continue Reading Getting kids to chip in around the house
Tags: calm parenting, Chores, communication, family rituals, parenting, parenting powers
By Susan Epstein
August 9th, 2010 at 03:37pm
Under ADHD+ Children+ Family+ Teens/Tweens
Parenting has become more complicated in the last 30 years. What used to work: “Wait until your father gets home!” is long gone and parenting has become big business. Walk into any bookstore and you’ll see dozens of books on how to control your disrespectful child or teen.
If you are one of those parents who [...]
Continue Reading “Get off my back! Leave me alone! I hate you!”
Tags: calm parenting, parenting, parenting powers, taking care of yourself
By Susan Epstein
August 2nd, 2010 at 01:42pm
Under Children+ Family+ Teens/Tweens
If you are like most parents have more than you can handle on your plate. You may work outside or inside the home, housework, laundry, shopping, yard work, carpools, doctor appointments, paying bills, child care, supervising your kids and on and on. It is very probable that a day has gone by where you didn’t [...]
Continue Reading You Are Your Child’s Favorite Toy
Tags: activities, calm parenting, communication, parenting, parenting powers
By Susan Epstein
