Are your kids reluctant to participate in chores? Do you have to nag your kids to do the most basic of chores? Some parents feel that the battle is not worth it. They prefer to do the chores themselves rather than having to nag their kids to do them every
As a parent, I bet that raising a confident kid is pretty high on your parenting list. And it should be. Raising kids who are confident and able to navigate the challenges that life brings is an important and noteworthy skill. We have all confronted uncomfortable or difficult situations. I
Question: My 5 year is always excited to go to pre-school, but lately is complaining that she doesn't want to go. Yesterday she was screaming and crying and refused to go to school. This morning after staying home yesterday, she began complaining again. When I told her that l wouldn't
The old adage that tells us how to organize a home, by having “a place for everything and everything in its place” holds just as true today. However, because we live in such an affluent society we often have much more than we need. Even if you are feeling the
Who would have thought that developing a unique skill was part of the parenting puzzle? As little girls, didn't we dream what it would be like having our own home and raising our own family? Every child has different dreams, but I'm sure most of us dreamed that we would
We all submit to yelling from time to time but that's not really what we want for our children. So how do we change that? Why are we yelling? Because our kids do things that stress us and we start yelling. The situation escalates, the stress level builds, and everyone
