When I first started working with 12 year-old Sarah*, she was the picture of anxiety. Sticking close to her mom, her hair covering her face, she sat in the waiting room as I came out to say hello. She muttered a “hi”, and we walked back to my office. We talked for a few minutes…
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In part 1 of this series, I discussed the power of ditching the “don’t.” This less-than-helpful word can be discouraging and confusing to kids when they hear it all the time, plus it only reinforces the bad behavior. While it’s okay to say “no” and “don’t” sometimes, you’ll get more cooperation from your kids if…
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This week we welcome Maryann Jacobsen is a registered dietitian, and co-author of Fearless Feeding How to Raise Healthy Eaters from High Chair to High School to the blog. We’re also giving away a copy of to one lucky winner. Find out how to enter at the end of the post! Feeding kids in today’s…
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This week we welcome a guest post from author Susan Orlins who is also giving away a copy of her book, Confessions of a Worrywart: Husbands, Lovers, Mothers, and Others. See details at the end of the post on how to win! Days drag but years fly by, as the saying goes. Between tantrums, tattling, and tummy aches;…
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Let’s face it: sweet and savory will always win out over green and leafy when it comes to foods our kids will willingly eat. We want the best nutrition for our kids, but our daily pleas to “Eat your vegetables” seem to fall on deaf ears, or – worse yet – result in a tantrum…
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A few weeks ago a question was asked on our Facebook page as to how to deal with your teen’s verbally abusive boss. This was a great question that I felt warranted an entire post to cover. The result of which is below. Thanks! You left the footnote off the month-end accounting report again, and…
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