Winning Agreement With Limits
Setting and upholding limits may be the toughest job of being a parent. It wasn’t my favorite part of being a Mom, and I can understand if you don’t like ...
Power Struggles
Creating Cooperation
How do you talk to your child when you want her to get ready, get started, and get going? Perhaps you are in the habit of mostly talking to your ...
Sibling Fights
It can be really hard to listen to two or more people—especially little people whom you love very much–being mean and hurtful to each other. One of the questions I ...
Who’s In Charge Here?
When you think about your family and the concept of “power,” what comes to mind? Is it trying to make your children do something? Are you using yelling, pleas, bribes ...
Your Drama Loving 4-year-old
Jamal has a cape tied around his shoulders, and while his mother shops, he flexes his biceps like a weight-lifter, fixes his face in a scowl, and stalks up and ...
