My 6-year-old daughter had two friends over after school one day.  The play date lasted over two hours and was a total breeze.  First, we had lunch; then the girls played dress-up, they...

Yesterday a dear friend asked my advice on managing her tired ten-year-old who gets “tanky” – tired and cranky.  What to do with a tired child?  This topic is so large...

We’ve already had an introduction to B.F. Skinner’s operant conditioning theory (see Understanding Reinforcement vs. Punishment), so now it’s time to delve deeper and discuss...

I cannot post another week of tips without covering reinforcement and punishment because they are such an integral part of the Consequences category in my 5 C's parenting framework (see The 5 C's...

 
Presumably, every parent reading this wants to be the best parent they can possibly be to their children.  But what does that mean?  The answer will be different for each of you,...

Last week I introduced the 5 C’s (see The 5 C's to Amazing Parenting), and I’ll get back to them very soon; I’ll expand upon each of those concepts and start...

Today I want to introduce you to the 5 C’s to amazing parenting.  The 5 C’s are neat because they act as general concepts that can help guide your parenting and as ...

The days go quickly with four small children.  And what seems like a small project can take a very long time with our age range.  This is where planning comes in.  About two weeks...