I feel pretty strongly that kids need to know how and when to apologize. And even more strongly that adults need to model this behavior. Check out the 4 important parts to an apology,…
Category: Responsiveness
Siblings bicker. Adults often want to step in and end it, but it never seems to end! Doctor G has some suggestions for figuring out if it’s really a problem, and then empowering kids…
My son is turning 5 in the fall, and we’re getting a lot of conflicting advice about kindergarten. Do we send him, and have him be maybe the youngest in his class? Or keep…
I have a teen daughter who has social anxiety. She struggled with school due to crowds, but started to miss a lot of time in grades 7 -9 . This year in grade 10…
What do you do if your child refuses to bring their grade up? Our son, 16, is required to maintain at least a low C in every class to be able to use the…
I am struggling to deal with a new situation with my 10 year old daughter. We have learned that she looked on my ex’s phone, discovered a passcode, and has been downloading applications without…
When Jennifer wrote me that she had a question, and would take the answer via video, I was really excited! “OK,” she wrote. “Is it really so bad to tell your kids to shut…
Last week Natalie from Mommy of a Monster (and twins) asked me to talk about ways we can yell less. well, I do yell – cause who can get under our skin faster than…
Parenting is hard! There are lots of ways to do it better, and one of the best is to get a little feedback from your “clients.” When we treat kids with respect – for…
Have you seen EverydayFamily? A great site with blogs and expert information and even a TV show, I’m honored to be featured over there once a month. This month I answered questions about picky…
