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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
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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
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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
September 13th, 2010 at 01:38pm
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“Praise- I really liked the way…” (Builds self esteem) “What was the best part of your day?” (Shows interest in their lives/encourages verbal expression/connection) “What’s your plan?” (Encourages strategic and realistic thinking) “What worked last time?” (Encourages reflective thinking) “If you could do it again, how would you do it differently?” (Encourages learning and applying [...]
Continue Reading When You Talk & They Grunt….A Script to Get the Conversation Going
Tags: building relationship, communication with teens, parenting, Parenting Calm, parenting powers, susan epstein, teens, tweens
By Susan Epstein
September 3rd, 2010 at 05:23pm
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Before you get into your car this morning think about some of the messages you are sending to your kids and start acting like you want your kids to act. Wear seatbelts Don’t exhibit road rage Don’t use the cell phone Don’t be distracted Don’t tailgate Don’t drink and drive…ever Be courteous to other drivers [...]
Continue Reading Parents as Good Role Models for Teen Drivers
Tags: calm parenting, driving, parenting powers, role models, rules of the road, safety, susan epstein, teens
By Susan Epstein
