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5 Helpful Things in Times of Crisis

5 Helpful Things in Times of Crisis

Kids take their emotional cues from us. They watch how we react and tend to follow our lead. But don’t worry...   It IS Okay to Grieve. We are all...

Helping Others Helps Us

Helping Others Helps Us

I know a couple who took their kids to shop for food and other groceries for some neighbors who are in a high-risk group for the virus. They said the...

Consequences are Better Than Punishment

Consequences are Better Than Punishment

Sometimes, when I am angry and full of wrath, my responses to my kids’ misbehavior crosses a line from being consequence into being a punishment. A couple problems with that: The...

Children and Lying: Honesty is the Best Policy

Children and Lying: Honesty is the Best Policy

Two Things Parents Do About Lying One of our Facebook friends wrote, "Is lying about brushing your teeth something to drop for my 11-year-old son? As we are pressing into...

Staying Focused on What We Can Control

Staying Focused on What We Can Control

When it comes to strong-willed and defiant kids, it can be easy to get pulled into power struggles over things we cannot control. In this short video, Dr. Charles Fay...

Walking the Rescue Tightrope

Walking the Rescue Tightrope

Do you ever feel like you are walking on a tightrope? On one side of the narrow line is a scary drop into “Overprotection Canyon” while the other side offers...

Raising Good Human Beings

Raising Good Human Beings

I recently asked a wise friend a question: How do we ensure that we are raising good human beings? The wise friend responded with another question: What do we mean by a...

The Best Advice for Helping Kids with Special Needs

The Best Advice for Helping Kids with Special Needs

“Err on the side of believing they are capable.” Those words changed my life. I sat in Dr. Charles Fay’s office and told him stories of the extreme challenges presented...

A New Me

A New Me

Many of us do it every year. We make a firm decision to turn over a new leaf. We are going to cut junk food, cut carbs, cut spending… you...

A New Me

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