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…
Category: Preschoolers
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…
Got Friendship Drama? Today I bring you incredible help! Annie Fox, M Ed, kids and teen relationship expert! She has this fantastic new book out, The Girls’ Q&A Book on Friendship. And she kindly offered…
All this advertising and buzz around Black Friday sales is making my head hurt! I’m worried that my kids will only think about material items this holiday season. Is there any tangible way to…
“Mom! I want…” Do your kids have lots of wants? Do you sometimes despair of helping them appreciate what they already have? Wanting is an entirely normal function of childhood (just like saying “No”…
Do your kids’ birthdays make you feel nostalgic? Mine do. I’m not much for reliving the birth story – good news for my boys I think. That’s probably because I turned into a weeping…
Ever had the urge to laugh at your child’s meltdown? This is a normal urge! Rather than get completely enmeshed and feel terrible every time our child is upset, it is helpful to see…
Schools have lots of germs. Anywhere with lots of kids has lots of germs. How can we teach kids Which spots at school have the most germs? What can kids do to limit how…
Do your kids know you vote? It’s easy to feel like one vote won’t make any difference. But we all know that one vote is what we have to use to make a huge…
