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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Allow Me to Stereotype My Chil...
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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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...
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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...
read moreHow to Help Your Child Solve H...
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...
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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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You’re a busy parent and you have a lot to do. So you ask your kids for help. Naturally, they ignore you or simply refuse. What...
read moreThe Rules of the House
Ok, I know you have rules but have you ever felt like sometimes they just are flat-out ignored, frequently debated or disagree with,...
read moreHow to Empower Your Child by G...
So you’re worried that your child is not making the right choices? They seem to be influenced by their peers or things they see...
read moreResources to Develop Children&...
Over the past year and a half, I have written posts on a variety of topics. One topic in particular has consistently surfaced as...
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A Most Clever Move
Posted on Nov 7, 2011
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Coping
Posted on Apr 28, 2011
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Brothers and Sisters
Posted on Aug 19, 2011
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Have you ever…
Posted on Jan 9, 2011
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Anger Management for Kids (or how to control the Angry Pet)
Posted on Jan 4, 2013
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Negotiation Ground Rules: Flexibility
Posted on Oct 15, 2012
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10 Questions – Before you Start any Project
Posted on Jun 13, 2011
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The Sweeper
Posted on May 5, 2011
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A Tale of Two Mountaineers
Posted on Nov 29, 2011
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Allow Me to Stereotype My Child
Posted on Mar 24, 2013