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7 Rules for Starting the School-Year Off Right 22 Aug 2013 | 12:13 am
What we all want most for our children is that their school experiences are good enough for them to continue imagining, creating and always being interested in learning new things—and having the confi...
When My Dog Pushed My Buttons and What I Learned from It 26 Jul 2013 | 01:24 am
The other day I went kayaking with my husband, some friends, and my puppy, Maggie. Last summer, Maggie’s first summer, she learned to nestle with me in the dell of my kayak. This summer I was anxious ...
Are You Really Listening? 12 Jul 2013 | 02:42 am
I often talk about the importance of listening to our children—really paying attention to what they are saying and doing—so that we learn how to “read between the lines” of their behavior and are bett...
Worried your child is a quitter? 21 Jun 2013 | 02:02 am
How many times have you signed your child up for swimming, soccer, gymnastics, violin or piano lessons, camp—she even being begged for it—only to hear, “I don’t want to go”? It’s hard not to be furiou...
Are Gender LInes Getting Blurrier? 11 Jun 2013 | 02:08 am
An email was sent out to every parent at our local middle school the other day saying that one of the sixth grade male children wished from this point forward to be addressed and accepted as a girl. S...
It’s easier than you think—and the hardest thing you’ll ever do. 21 May 2013 | 05:28 am
I spend a lot of time writing and talking about my opinions on children’s behavior, my theories of Connective Parenting, validation, acceptance—all the principles I believe in to encourage parents to ...
A Mother’s Day Gift 9 May 2013 | 09:51 pm
Being a mother is no piece of cake. From the beginning there is seemingly endless crying, sleepless nights, demands on your time and energy, exhaustion both physical and mental, putting your needs on ...
Humpty-Dumpty Parenting 26 Apr 2013 | 06:09 pm
Ever feel like you’re “walking on eggshells”? Does it seem like you are on constant alert for the next emotional “episode” to erupt? Sometimes it seems that if you look cross-eyed, your child will mel...
In Time of Tragedy, Look to Yourself First 17 Apr 2013 | 02:30 am
Another tragedy has hit the airwaves and the school hallways. Again the question is raised, “What do I tell my kids?” I addressed this question the best I could—who can ever answer this well?—in my bl...
Are You Raising Your Boys to be Men or Misogynists? 9 Apr 2013 | 12:36 am
How we raise our boys has all to do with how entitled they feel as they grow to manhood—how entitled they feel to hold power over girls and weaker boys, how entitled they feel to do as they please. Ou...
