The Secret that Great Parents ...
It is said that “success puts an end to fear and uncertainty.” But it doesn’t. Nothing puts an end to it because...
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The Single Most Effective Way ...
Let me start with a little story. A while back, the Negotiator had an opportunity to run a zip line through a forest. The zip line...
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You know boys? Those messy, dirty rascals that always have holes in their pants and dirt in their hair? The ones that are always...
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You’re the parent, right? You get to call the shots. After all, you are the boss. So why doesn’t anyone act like it?...
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I know why you started drinking. It’s because sometimes it is so infuriating to keep asking your children to do the same thing...
read moreProject 100
Some time back, I read an article about an exercise where students were asked to do a different creative thing for 100 days and to...
read moreSex, Drugs, Guns, and Mentors
Sex, drugs, guns, girls, boys, kisses, breasts, new hair, deodorant! And the list of awkward moments goes on. My kids are at an age...
read moreMath for Kids: Pets and Cents
Here’s a little riddle for you: I have 3 things that are also 16 things. What are they? A penny, a nickel and a dime. …...
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I recently had a conversation with another parent about punishing kids. Her position was that punishing kids is never ok. I...
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How often have you watched your child struggle to solve a problems? Our instinct is to jump in and help her out. But that’s a...
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All children do things that make their parents cringe, things that put a stain on the family name or worse, on your personal...
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Anger management. You say those words to yourself time and time again as you watch your child lose herself in the throes of the...
read moreA Year in Review (2012)
I want to start by thanking you again for your continued support and encouragement on this blog. It is not always easy to know what...
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“All the kids in my class know more things than me,” your child says one afternoon. “Whenever the teacher asks a...
read moreHow to Make Time-outs Work
In a fit of rage, your child did one (or more) of the following: hit you or another threw something at you or another said something...
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10 Questions – Coping with Envy and Hate
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How Do You Know if Your Kids are Learning?
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It’s Not a Big Deal!
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Sleep Strategies for Little Insomniacs
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We Are Doing Something Right
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How to Develop Your Baby’s Intelligence
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Why Won’t My Kids Talk to Me?
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Letting Santa Go
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Spelling Homework
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On Showers and Shriveled Raisins
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