Picture this: It's a typical afternoon in your household, and your child is engrossed in their favorite app or game.  As the designated screen time comes to an end, you brace yourself for the inevitable battle of getting them to put away their device.  Sound familiar?  You're not alone.  P...

  Amazing parents all strive to raise kind and compassionate children who treat others with respect.  However, it's not uncommon for young children to engage in rough behavior, such as hitting.  Most kids struggle with hitting at some point in their early development, and there is usually no...

  Usually, I focus on the parent-child dynamic in these posts, but there’s no denying that the parent-parent dynamic is essential to a harmonious family environment and resulting parent-child dynamics.  As we embark upon the new year, it's an opportune time for couples to reflect on their fa...

  Happy holidays, amazing parents!  This is a busy holiday week for many of you, and the focus for us all should be on spending time with the ones we love.  So, we will keep this week’s episode short and sweet, but I wanted to offer you a holiday gift.  In case you missed any of Parenting Wi...

Today, we’re talking about intentional parenting.  When I list off the 5 C’s in my parenting framework (see The 5 C’s to Amazing Parenting), I always list Check Yourself last, but really, this is the big-hitter, the foundation upon which the rest stand.  The highlight of the Check Yourself ca...

  The kids are back at school working hard all week, so family fun really needs to be a focus on the weekend.  But weekends fill up so fast!  Birthday parties, sporting events, school carnivals, play dates, grocery shopping, chores, and home improvement projects…the list goes on and on.  The...

   This post is the second in a special two-part series on 3, 2, Thank You! (see Parenting Through Choices for the first part).  This technique is one of my absolute favorite and most valuable parenting tips.  In my last post, we talked about how 3, 2, Thank You! falls under the Choices & Ch...

   What do you do when your young child is testing their limits and refuses to do something you have asked of them?  That’s when you pull 3, 2, Thank You! out of your parenting toolbox (see 3, 2, Thank You!).  This is my favorite countdown technique for resolving potentially tricky stand-off...

How would you like a break from prepping dinner tonight?  Let somebody else do the cooking for a change - and the dishes too.  Take the family out to your favorite local family-friendly restaurant.  If you just felt your heart rate increase and your eyes start bulging at the thought of dining...

Following up on the theme of keeping your parenting fun (see How to Make Your Parenting More Fun: Mr. Handy to the Rescue!), let’s talk about a topic that is not inherently fun: Children’s oral health.  Yup, you are in charge of helping your children to grow strong teeth with a healthy diet and t...