Aggressive Behavior in Older Children, and What You Can Do to Fix it. In my experience, older children that are aggressive, tend to be so because no one ever stopped them before. Permissive parents who think this is normal "kids will be kids" type of behavior. If … [Read more...] about Aggressive Behavior in Older Children
Parenting 101
The Natural Consequence & Disciplining Children
Empty Threats and Broken Promises When you threaten a consequence, and dont follow through, you have broken a promise to your child. Consequences and promises seem as if they do not go hand in hand, but indeed they do. If you promise one thing and do another, even … [Read more...] about The Natural Consequence & Disciplining Children
Making Mealtime Enjoyable
A child's many reasons for not eating and how to make mealtime more enjoyable. Between the ages of 1 and 4, children have a decreased need for caloric intake. Simply stated, they many not be hungry as often as you would like to see. If you have ever been on a diet and had … [Read more...] about Making Mealtime Enjoyable
Spoiling
This was the question a parent had for me. "Can you Spoil a Child With Love?" "I am confused. Can I spoil my child by loving him too much? I want them to have everything I didn't. I want her to have a perfect life. I don't think that is spoiling; I think that is … [Read more...] about Spoiling
Encouragement
Encouraging Your Child's Dreams "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? … [Read more...] about Encouragement