Parenting Tips

Q: What do you think about making kids say they’re sorry? In theory, it’s nice to teach that apologies are proper when you’ve hurt someone. But we have a 2-year-old, and I’m 100 percent sure he is not sorry at all for hitting the dog, for example, or his brother. I’m just not sure what reaction is […]

Q: We have a 6-year-old who, for the past six months or so, has acted frustrated and apathetic about most things if she’s not doing exactly what she wants. We are not extravagant, but we live a comfortable life and want to do fun things with the kids. But it’s hard when we feel like it’s […]

In her groundbreaking book, Mind in the Making, Ellen Galinsky describes seven life skills necessary for success in all aspects of life, including school, relationships, and work, that can be instilled in children from a young age. What Are the Most Important Life Skills for Kids to Learn? Focus and Self Control Perspective-Taking Communication Making […]

This article is about time-starved parents and equally time-starved children who always find themselves challenged while navigating through the very limited time they have together as a family. Some parents complain that the time they have for dinner or breakfast with kids during weekdays is like walking on eggshells – they tread vary carefully so […]

Every parent knows about temper tantrums, but how many know how to manage them?  We are asked a lot about tantrums during our parenting courses and we hear the struggles parents go through when their kids start to act out. They say they have tried everything – from letting them cryand walking away, shouting and […]

If your children are having a hard time with each other, it’s natural that you focus on helping them learn to resolve differences peacefully. But it’s important to remember that their incentive to work things out happily with each other depends on how much of a positive balance they’ve built up in their “relationship bank [...]

The year of the Rooster is expected to be a year with a lot of action, intensity, and drama. Focus, drive, and intelligence will go a long way in this volatile period.

Parenthood need not be a difficult and demanding experience that brings problems, worries and anxiety. One survey by parent trainer, Dr. Harold Minden, found that the responses of hundreds of parents to the question, “How would you rate your parenting experience?” were as follows: 22% answered “fulfilling and positive” 37% answered “moderately fulfilling” 41% answered […]

All Work and No Play: Why Your Kids Are More Anxious, Depressed By Esther Entin, M.D. An article in the most recent issue of the American Journal of Play details not only how much children’s play time has declined, but how this lack of play affects emotional development, leading to the rise of anxiety, depression, […]

By Laura Shin Financial skills and the essentials about money are very important in order to raise a generation of mindful consumers, investors, savers, and givers. This is according to Beth Kobliner, the author of the New York Times bestseller ” Get a Financial Life” and a member of the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability. […]