Summer camp? Oh yes! There is no better choice for kids or young adults. Choosing a camp, getting ready for camp, going to camp, working at camp, staying in touch with friends made at…
Category: elementary school age
Go to sleep! By the time a child is supposed to be in bed, most of us have lost a lot of our patience. Whether you’re put your own child to bed at…
“Join the group!” For some children this is a really tough suggestion. Those kids look at group activity, maybe even one they asked to do, or sounded like a good idea a few minutes…
Kids want respect. How can kids get that respect from adults? They need to understand what words adults can hear, and what words shut them down. Every adult has certain preferences – one of…
“But I don’t want to!” How many times have you given a child a gift or tried to interest her in an activity or game, only to hear these words? Kids often like the…
Want to change a behavior in your home? I often find myself wishing I had a magic wand to change behavior. It would be so much easier, right? The truth is, though, that each…
I have a 4-year-old boy who argues and defies us constantly. He screams, bosses his little brother around, answers-back, tries to take control all the time and can become very agressive verbally and emotionally…
How can I tell my child… I’ve been asked often about explaining tragedies to kids. But sometimes we have to tell our children something hard that isn’t on the news, something that only matters…
Family drama happens. Often we work hard to keep our kids out of the mess. They don’t need to – and usually shouldn’t – know about all of the differences of opinion, bad behavior…
“Shots?! No way!” says just about every child. Kids in the preschool years, and sometimes as old as high school, dread needles in a way reserved for monsters under the bed. Just the idea…
