Parenting is the most important job we have for which we almost never have any training. This podcast offers glimpses into effective parenting choices and communication
299 episodes transcribedStarting school and starting the teen years are two troubled times for all kids. Parents are tasked with helping them navigate these difficult terrain...
My first letter addresses adolescent issues with your teen who is really a good student, but seems to be slacking. Considering new homework rules and...
While kids usually accept that they have to go to school, they don't always want to. Even natural transitions can make going to school tough. In the f...
Being a new parent is the toughest job any of us ever have, for which we have NO training. With just our own parents for reference, we usually want to...
Two letters I selected typify extremes of the spectrum. In the first, parents want to get back to their lives after being vaccinated. In the second, a...
How to put together a fun birthday party for a 5 year old during the pandemic can stretch your creativity. This young mom of 3 preschoolers has her ha...
More letters on parenting issues. My first mom is really concerned about her spiralling son whose senior year in high school is crashing because of th...
A year has passed since the first coronavirus infections in the United States. We are all finding our "new normal." Many listeners have been emailing...
Many kids feel banished to their rooms and not come out until that homework is finished "young man!!" Home schoolers can feel isolated throughout thei...
Everybody who has failed, raise your hand. Yep, that's everybody. If your hand's not raised, you are lying :( Interestingly, failure is a critical pa...
Getting your child to embrace homework can be rough. Complaints, stall tactics, moaning and groaning can abound. After clearing the way with active li...
Everything happens for a reason. If your child is not getting down to task as you directed, try to understand the context for his stalling. Such quest...
As important as the 3R's of schooling are, and adding to the list the fourth "R," the goal of parenting our kids through their school experience is he...
What kind of home school teacher are you? It's tough bouncing back and forth between being parent and teacher to our child.How do you navigate that? I...
When helping your child with schooling, balance your approach. As you can work with each other with mutual respect, the task becomes easier and quicke...
You wouldn't start a DIY project at home without the proper tools, would you? Of course not. Some parents, however, just let their kids do homework an...
Quick changes in activity level tend to throw a child off kilter. While this might save time, such quick changes actually extend the fussing and delay...
Having to deal with all of this pandemic stuff and we also have to help our kids stay on top of their schoolwork? Really?? Yep, that's a sign of our t...
So, you don't have enough to do? Now, with stay-at-home orders, you have to collar your kids to do their on-line schoolwork as well? Can we get back t...
Whew! We are all under the gun. This COVID-19 pandemic has each one of us scrambling to stay safe and trying to do our part. Stress management strateg...
