by Amy LeForge | Oct 13, 2011 | Parenting
–Philip J Reed, on behalf of Westwood College Here’s a brief experiment: think about the word “cyber-bullying.” Think about all the images that term conjures up for you. Think about the news reports, the torment, and the tragic endings. Think about everything...
by Amy LeForge | Sep 27, 2011 | Adolescence
It’s okay to take your time choosing an appropriate consequence when a child misbehaves. Sometimes this feels like bad parenting, but that’s just not the case. As the older boys are aging, I’m finding it more and more difficult to figure out how to...
by Amy LeForge | Sep 26, 2011 | Toddlers
(Editor’s note: Lima shares some night-time sanity-saving strategies. Thanks Lima!) Bed-time can be battle-time for many parents. Settling your children down with a nice bedtime story seems a simple enough idea in principle. But when your child has dragged...
by Amy LeForge | Sep 13, 2011 | Parenting
(Editor’s note: please welcome Marina, writing about child development and play. Thanks Marina!) One of the biggest differences I have noticed in children today and in children of let’s say, my time, is in the way we play. While we still have kids who run around...
by Amy LeForge | Sep 7, 2011 | Parenting
Good Tuesday, Heroes! I recently became aware of the book Got An Angry Kid? Parenting Spike, the Seriously Difficult Child. This book ROCKED my world. As you may know, I’m a committed proponent of the Love & Logic approach, child training a la Michael and...
by Amy LeForge | Sep 1, 2011 | Tween
(Editor’s note: please welcome Veronica with some suggestions for teaching manners in a fun way. Thanks, Veronica!) We all want our children to behave, especially around others. So how do we teach our little ones to behave like we want to? In my book it isn’t...
