[Week 34 of 52 Weeks to a Better Relationship With Your Child] Should you say gender or sex? The word gender is currently the hockey puck in some major political battles. And it reminds me Continue Reading
How to Read a Book Relationally with Your Child
[Week 33 of 52 Weeks to a Better Relationship With Your Child] To begin with we need to recognize that not all reading is equal All lot of people say, "oh, at least the child is reading!" Continue Reading
How to Protect Your Children from Propaganda Induced Outrage
[Week 32 of 52 Weeks to a Better Relationship With Your Child] If you want to be outraged, you can find a reason There is always something horrible going on somewhere. In fact, Continue Reading
Guidelines for When Your Child Asks Why
[Week 31 of 52 Weeks to a Better Relationship With Your Child] How to prepare yourself for the question why Have you heard the joke about young boy who asked where he came from? His mother Continue Reading
Does Technology Destroy Children’s Creativity ?
[Week 30 of 52 Weeks to a Better Relationship With Your Child] Let's begin our discussion with a short story: Once upon a time, the wheelbarrow was the latest technology. A Chinese Continue Reading
The Dilemma of Letting Children Have Pets
[Week 29 of 52 Weeks to a Better Relationship With Your Child] You want what for a pet?! Children can be very creative about what they think will make a good pet. And then you have to Continue Reading
Simplifying Food for Children and Parents
[Week 28 of 52 Weeks to a Better Relationship With Your Child] Why is food so complicated? What are your main considerations when deciding what and how to feed your children? I think the Continue Reading
Helicopter Parenting versus Supervision
[Week 27 of 52 Weeks to a Better Relationship With Your Child] Who decides how much supervision children need? How much supervision do children need? Who gets to decide what supervision is Continue Reading
How to Embrace Your Role as Parent
[Week 26 of 52 Weeks to a Better Relationship With Your Child] Let's begin the discussion by pointing out something that is truly foundational, but often overlooked: No one is prepared to Continue Reading
How to Help a Child Who Feels Rejected by Friends
[Week 25 of 52 Weeks to a Better Relationship With Your Child] Helping your child ask the important questions Learning about friendship can be traumatic for children. A parent who can Continue Reading