Raising Boys, Raising Girls My Son the Artist, My Daughter the Construction Worker: Helping Our Children Find Their Niche “My son writes poetry after dinner. On the weekends, he goes to the opera and symphony. His favorite class is art. When I was his age, I... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips 5 Ways to Handle Disagreements in Front of Your Kids Is there such thing as a quarrel-free relationship? Not that we’re aware of. And with kids in the mix, it’s inevitable that... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Skills Parents, Give Yourselves a Break You’re tired, cranky, and short-tempered. You feel that you have no life outside of your spouse, kid, and job. Does this make you... Continue Reading
Leisure & Vacation, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens Seeking Balance in Our—and Our Children’s—Lives For parents, January is the month when we begin planning for activities for our children for the rest of the school year and for summer.... Continue Reading
Birth - First Year, News, Toddlers Celebrate Families and Young Children at Parents Place Family Fun Day on Sunday, May 17! **** This article was written in advance of our first annual Family Fun Day in 2014. Family Fun Day 2019 is coming up on April 28,... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Where Did the Village Go? We are all familiar with the over used expression “It takes a village to raise a child,” but how many of us believe this and live by... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills The Parenting Journey — Our Children Are the Guides Parents hear so often about how important it is to support our children’s emotional needs, and that we must serve as their social... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips A Different Approach for Daily Routines: 6 Steps for Success Parents often struggle on a daily basis to get their kids to do the most basic tasks. Requests to get dressed, brush teeth, put away... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens Who Has Come to Live with Us? Adolescence Brings Big Changes Many parents experience such dramatic changes in their child between the ages of 11 — 14 that they feel like an alien has taken... Continue Reading
Parenting Tips Are You a “Good Enough” Parent? What makes the job of being a parent so exhausting for so many of us? We love our children deeply, we cherish the connection and moments... Continue Reading
