Everyone gets angry at times. Parents raising young children experience challenging and frustrating times every day that can lead to anger. Feeling angry at your child can be uncomfortable and may occur more often than you want. When you learn to control your inner thought process you can center and self-soothe and feel better about your child and yourself. A calm parent is an important model for a young child who is trying to gain impulse control over their own emotions and actions.
Read MoreFrogbellies are fun and interesting; tactile experiences like this can be calming for children.
Read MoreMy child is an extremely picky eater. He only eats two or three foods and it drives me crazy! I've tried everything to get him to try new foods, but nothing works. Help!
Read MoreWhen my kids were young, I felt jealous that they went to fun summer camps and had lots of play dates with their friends, but my work schedule was the same. I wanted my kids' summer vacation-so where was my Parent Summer Camp experience?
Read MoreEvery summer when my children were little we went to the beach for our family vacations. Soon after arriving at the beach, I would find myself getting angry. Somehow this vacation wasn't working for me.
Read MoreSomewhere in the lowering of expectations and acceptance of reality, I have found that a magical holiday present appears. There is no expensive foil wrap, there are no perfect ribbons. Embracing my family as we really are-that is the most precious and the most special gift of all.
Read MoreThis is a good time to reflect on the past year and think of the most enriching, fulfilling, connecting, joyful family times
Read MoreIf I had been able to see this future snapshot of my wonderful daughter as she is today, how would I have been different as a parent when she was younger? Taking this leap of faith, believing in my heart that my daughter would truly become the woman I always hoped she would become, how would I have been a different Mom way back when?
Read MoreFor those who want to have their playdough and eat it, too!
Read MoreWhen my children were little, they had a lot of friends in the neighborhood and exchanging holiday gifts became a complicated exercise, especially for children who already had more than enough "stuff." One holiday season the other parents and I decided that our children needed to experience more giving and less getting.
Read MoreFor a happy meal, the focus of mealtimes should not be the food, but on sharing and communicating and spending time with family. Connecting with your child is the important part of a happy meal, not what is on the table. For young children, food is love, so power struggles over food don't have a place at the table.
Read MoreIt is important that we teach our children to tune in to their internal physical state and eat when they are hungry and not eat at other times. Your child's stomach doesn't always run by the clock.
Read MoreFor young children, food is love. And the love connection between you, your child, and food is very important. This 32-page article explores the emotional and social role of food in your child’s life and in your family life.
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