Category Archives: A – Z Parenting Tips

A Positive Spin on “Back to School”

Posted on September 1, 2009 by admin

We don’t need no education We don’t need no thought control No dark sarcasm in the classroom Teachers leave them kids alone Hey! Teacher! Leave them kids alone! -Pink Floyd Oh, the universal anxiety of the start of a new … Continue reading →

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Improve your Parenting Batting Average

Posted on August 1, 2009 by admin

Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way. -Booker T. Washington If you consider raising children a common thing, an innate talent, something not requiring extra training, then perhaps research from Oxford University will change your mind.  … Continue reading →

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Sibling Bliss???

Posted on July 1, 2009 by admin

It snowed last year too: I made a snowman and my brother knocked it down and I knocked my brother down and then we had tea. -Dylan Thomas I had my second child and our family seemed to be bucking … Continue reading →

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Fathers Do Not Mother

Posted on June 1, 2009 by admin

“Fathers Do Not Mother” –  Kyle D. Pruett, MD., Author of Fatherneed Fathers and mothers typically have very different styles in how they approach the job of parenting.  They each provide their children with very different experiences and give them … Continue reading →

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I think I can, I think I can – Empowering Children

Posted on May 1, 2009 by admin

As the little engine neared the top of the grade, which had so discouraged the larger engines, it went more slowly. However, it still kept saying, “I–think–I–can, I–think–I–can.” It reached the top by drawing on bravery and then went on … Continue reading →

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Taming the Anger Monster in Children

Posted on April 1, 2009 by admin

“Do not teach your children never to be angry; teach them how to be angry.”                    ~ Lyman Abbott Children get angry – it is normal.  There are many reasons for a child’s anger, such as underlying feelings of embarrassment, tiredness and … Continue reading →

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Using Problems as Opportunities

Posted on March 1, 2009 by admin

Son, if you really want something in this life, you have to work for it. Now quiet! They’re about to announce the lottery numbers.   – Homer Simpson   Given the financial condition of our country and of many families, this is … Continue reading →

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Alternatives to “No”

Posted on February 1, 2009 by admin

Kids tend to dig in their heels if they hear the word ’no’ all the time, so you’ll want to come up with all kinds of creative ways to steer clear of the dreaded word.  Instead of telling your child what … Continue reading →

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Resolutions: Why it can be good not to keep them

Posted on January 1, 2009 by admin

Now there are more overweight people in America than average-weight people. So overweight people are now average which means, you have met your New Year’s resolution. -Jay Leno   I like the way Jay Leno thinks.  So I’m giving you permission … Continue reading →

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Less Stressed Holidays

Posted on December 1, 2008 by admin

And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled … Continue reading →

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