Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips What Do You Say During Conflict Moments with Children? When parents and children enter into a power struggle, two things happen. The thinking brain goes to sleep because apparently it is... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Raising Boys, Raising Girls Beyond Sibling Rivalry The sink is plugged, the car has a flat tire, and Melinda needs help with a school project due tomorrow. On top of that, the kids... 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
Discipline & Behavior, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Effective Conflict Resolution for Kids: 6 Tips Stephanie Agnew, Assistant Director of Parents Place, offers tips for resolving conflicts between children. Learn more about how our... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Preteens & Teens Communicating Values to Tweens and Teens Parenting books and articles often highlight the importance of teaching our tweens and teens values. But what exactly are ‘values’? Why... Continue Reading
Mental Health, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips The Healing Power of Human Connection by Dr. Ken Ginsburg The Power of Connection We raise our children to prepare them to ultimately stand on their own. But we also want them to understand that... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips, Raising Boys, Raising Girls, Toddlers Communicating and Connecting with Your Children Let’s face it: All children and parents struggle with communication at some point. Some kids seem to have an almost infinite... Continue Reading
Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips Five New Year’s NON-Resolutions for Parents of Young Children This year we challenge you to try something different. Instead of making New Year’s resolutions, make some New Year’s... Continue Reading
Discipline & Behavior, Media Safety, Parenting Skills, Parenting Tips The Essential Rules for Getting Your Child a Phone If it hasn’t happened already—then at some point in the not-too-distant future—your family will be faced with the question of... Continue Reading