parenting
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
July 26th, 2010 at 09:11pm
Under Teens/Tweens
On Sunday afternoon, set up an assembly line at the kitchen table.
You will need:
Bread for as many sandwiches to feed the family for one week.
Luncheon meats, tuna fish, PB& J, or whatever else you and the kids like.
Labels or scraps of paper for labeling.
Sandwich bags or tin foil, whatever you prefer.
How to do it:
Have the [...]
Continue Reading Outsource Your Meal Prep & Save Time & Money
Tags: calm parenting, meal time, parenting, parenting powers
By Susan Epstein
July 19th, 2010 at 09:44pm
Under Children+ Family+ Teens/Tweens
If you are like me, you have thousands of details running around in your head. Sometimes you might be doing one thing and a thought comes flying in… “Oh yeah! I forgot I have to make that doctor’s appointment.” And then it leaves your head and doesn’t get done…maybe for months!
Recently I have found that [...]
Continue Reading Overwhelmed, too many details…chaos on the rise…
Tags: calm parenting, parenting, parenting powers, taking care of yourself
By Susan Epstein
