Parenting A Sensitive Child

Does your child seem to overreact to sounds or tags on his shirt? Does your child have an incredible memory, recalling details you never even noticed? Does your child seem to have out of proportion emotional reactions to seemingly small things? Is your child most...

Tips to Avoid Power Struggles with Your Child

A child asserting herself is a normal part of development; at younger ages it can be a way of a child developing a sense of herself apart from her parents, or at older ages, developing more independent thinking.  Often this behavior is the outward sign of an...

Getting Your Child to Talk

For some of us, talking happens easily and for others, talking can be difficult and many of us are somewhere in between.  Have you noticed how hard it can be to get your child to talk about their feelings?  Even the most outgoing youngster can become shy about their...

Strategies for Parenting the Strong Willed Child

“Strong Willed” kids often have terrific gifts that can develop into leadership qualities as they get older.  One of the primary parenting challenges can be the ease with which you can find yourself in a power struggle! Your focus needs to be less on compliance and...

Family Meetings… How They Can Help Your Family Connect

A parent recently told me “I hold a family meeting once a month, whether we need it or not… it may be short or it may be long…maybe someone says an issue and sometimes we just talk ”. Connecting. Our lives are so busy and family meetings may just be a way to all sit...