Why do children whine? Because it works! They whine. We respond. Parents have an instinctual reaction to a whining child. I always tell parents: Whining is a learned behavior and parents are the teachers. It begins when they are infants. They cry because they’re hungry, tired, or need a diaper change and we respond. As…
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One of the most intriguing stories of 2009 is the unlikely rise to stardom of Susan Boyle. Many of you have probably heard of her. On the show Britain’s Got Talent, an unknown, unemployed, 47 year old woman walked out on the stage to sing for the judges and a live studio audience. During the…
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Thanks to the many parents who joined the free parent training webinar last night! We had 44 parents on the line with lots of questions and I didn’t have time to answer all of them. Below you will find answers to the remaining questions: Q: How do you give positive attention to a teenager who…
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Have you ever seen children acting up in the grocery store…and not just acting up, but being downright obnoxious? What do you do? It takes every fiber of your being to just walk by when you really want to go over and discipline them. You reason that it will help the child and the parent…
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