Jul 19 2008
By Paula Spencer, Parenting
My house has been full of the sounds of sibling rivalry from the moment my firstborn first poked his week-old baby sister and set her wailing. The rumpus has continued right through the argument I just busted up between that baby sister, now 12 years old, and her two baby sisters over [...]
Jul 10 2008
Lisa Oppenheimer, Parenting Magazine
From her earliest breaths, my daughter Alexis was a force to be reckoned with. As an infant, she shooed away the cereal spoon; as a toddler, she rebounded from her bed all night long. When she was in preschool, her teachers would tell us that her strong will made her a natural [...]
Jul 10 2008
Parent Talk: Key to Literacy – Newsletter by Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller
Is school important? Yes. But the key to literacy is not located in the school house. It is found at home.
Most parents know that it’s important to read aloud to their children. School personnel have been recommending that for years. And now comes [...]
Jul 10 2008
Lawrence Balter, Ph.D., Parenting Magazine
As a father of three, I know how challenging it can be to discipline a child. Skirmishes with a youngster who talks back or throws a tantrum in the middle of a crowded supermarket can leave otherwise confident parents feeling frustrated and desperate, grasping for the right words or tactics to [...]
Jun 04 2008
By Jocelyn Voo – Parents.com
Originally published on AmericanBaby.com, September 2006.
How to handle your reliable, conscientious, structured, controlling, perfectionist firstborn.
Firstborn children tend to become mini-adults far before their years. They are hardworking, diligent achievers who’re ready and able to please the adults around them. Of course, they also can be a bit controlling about having things [...]
May 30 2008
By Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller
“Jillian, if you don’t stop talking back to me, you’re going to sit in the time out area until you learn to respect me!”
“You know that when children in this family won’t put their toys away they have to sit in time out. Is that what you want? If not, [...]
May 01 2008
How do preschool teachers get kids to behave? They let the children work out conflicts themselves.
Apr 29 2008
By Jennifer Margulis (Parent.com 4/28/08)
Welcome to the Age of Insolence. Find out how to rein in back talk at every age.
How to Reclaim Respect
Nothing pushes a parent’s buttons more than being on the receiving end of back talk from her own child. But get into a major power struggle and you’ll just stress out more [...]
Johnny Chin’s blog Jimmy Ng’s blog