I was talking with a very frustrated Mom the other day about her 7 year old’s difficult behaviors. She seemed tired and intolerant of his every move and when I Continue Reading →

When we interact with a child who is struggling with difficult behavior, what we notice most is the behavior. This makes sense because it’s the behavior that we interface with Continue Reading →

If you’re looking to help your child improve his or her behavior then there’s something very important that you need to consider: his or her temperament. By temperament, I mean Continue Reading →

We all get there. It’s that moment in our parenting when, despite all of the books that we’ve read and all the sage advice our friends and family provide, we Continue Reading →

True story. I was talking with a 10 year-old boy in my office some weeks ago and was trying to get him to focus-in on his feelings about his relationship Continue Reading →

Dealing successfully with change requires the skill of adaptability, or the ability to adjust one’s mental position and behavior to changes in the environment. This is a tough one for many Continue Reading →

Many kids are somewhat undone by the transition back to school. It’s understandable for sure. New teachers, new classmates, new routines and new levels of work can throw the most Continue Reading →

Positive discipline is a parenting philosophy that’s been around since the 70’s and has lots to offer. There are many books on the topic, with the one by Jane Nelson, Continue Reading →