Stepparenting: The Seven Steppingstones of Trust - Part 2
In our Blog on April 16, 2021, we focused on the first three of the Seven Steppingstones of Trust for stepparents. This week we will finish with Steppingstones 4-7. As...
Stepparenting: The Seven Steppingstones of Trust - Part 1
The stress of the pandemic over the past year has made every aspect of parenting more challenging, including the special challenges that stepparents face. In this first blog of a...
Caught! What Do I Do Now?
Many of the difficult and even tragic situations that I hear about today remind of something that happened to me years ago. A friend called in a panic, pleading for...
Underachievement: Inspiring High Achievement
This is the last in our three-part series on underachievement. In the first blog, we looked at how to motivate kids. Last week’s blog was about the perfect underachiever. This...
Underachievement: The Perfect Underachiever
In last week’s blog on underachievement, we focused on ways to motivate our kids and students. In this week’s blog, the second in our series on underachievement, we will explore...
Underachievement: How to Motivate Kids
Underachievement is always a concern for parents and educators, and it is even more important now as kids face many additional challenges that can affect how well they do in...
Listening Means Love
There are many sources of stress, anxiety, and fear for our kids these days, such as having limited access to their friends, attending classes online rather than in their schools,...
Dealing with a Defiant Child
Because of increased stress, worry, and frustration attributable to restrictions during the pandemic, kids are exhibiting increased levels of defiance. We have had many parents calling us with concerns about...
Achieving Healthy Love and Healthy Relationships
Why do so many parents today grieve because the children they love aren’t motivated to love and respect them back? Few people set out with a written plan for getting...
