Graduations abound all around us. That’s a sure sign summer is here! Your kids need a break. You need a break. Likely, most of us do. We all yearn for some time to relax, abandon the pressured life, and have
Many questions get asked about how to help support a child’s evolving self-esteem. There are many pointers offered that involve mom and dad doing more, rather than doing less. In a way, this is misleading and only puts added demands
Summer is finally here. We’re all anticipating the good times ahead. Summer is often filled with play dates, day trips, vacations, camping, swimming, sports, and plenty of downtimes. For some, sports and camps often another level of entertainment and engagement.
Many of you have negotiators in your home. It’s a constant struggle. And it’s exhausting. Others have kids who argue with you constantly, and again, it’s an exhausting struggle. Some of you have complainers, and it frustrates you.
But there
How many times have you said to yourself something like this, ‘Okay? I am not having carbs for a while!” Or perhaps it’s more like this, ‘If we go out tonight, I won’t have dessert.’ Maybe with the kids, it’s
“So, What Happens Next Dr. Cale?”
One reader wrote the following in response to the last week’s article: “Okay, what happens next Dr. Cale? I read the article, and I starve weeds. (Easier said than done, but I am doing
Most of you are weed feeders. It’s a fact. You may not know it, but you are! How so?
Let’s imagine for a moment, that your children’s behavior and emotions can be divided into two categories. “Seeds” is one category,
We work hard for months at a time, looking forward to a bit of calm and peace as we escape for a few days for spring break. Yet, often these peaceful moments are more fantasy than reality. More than once
In last week’s article, we discussed the challenges that emerge when children are openly defiant. These trying, frustrating moments are difficult to manage, and parents often lose a full-throttle power struggle with a more defiant child or even a somewhat
“No… Mom, I Won’t Do It!”
If there is a universal ‘button pusher’ for parents, it happens when you ask your son or daughter to do something simple, and they say, ‘No. I won’t do it.’ The blood begins to