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How To Stop Your Child From Hitting Others | End Hitting Behavior 5 c’s ages 5 years - 11 years ages 6 months - 5 years discipline siblings Feb 01, 2024

 

Amazing parents all strive to raise kind and compassionate children who treat others with respect.  However, it's not uncommon for young children to engage in rough behavior, such as...

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The Power of Chore Distribution: Strengthening Marital and Parent-Child Relationships ages 0 - 6 months ages 11 years - 18 years ages 5 years - 11 years ages 6 months - 5 years check yourself chores relationships spouses Jan 24, 2024

 

Usually, I focus on the parent-child dynamic in these posts, but there’s no denying that the parent-parent dynamic is essential to a harmonious family environment and resulting...

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How To Prevent Sibling Rivalry ages 0 - 6 months ages 11 years - 18 years ages 5 years - 11 years ages 6 months - 5 years check yourself communication consequences consistency discipline relationships siblings Jan 17, 2024

 

 

This week, we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  Racial equality is supremely important, and in fact, I'm working on a very special post on the topic of helping to teach...

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How Does Family Dynamics Affect Child Development? ages 0 - 6 months ages 11 years - 18 years ages 5 years - 11 years ages 6 months - 5 years choices & checkpoints Jan 10, 2024

Do you want to know why I love talking to parents about stage theories in the psychology of human development?  It's because knowledge of the various stages that children progress through...

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How To Hold a Successful Family Meeting ages 11 years - 18 years ages 5 years - 11 years ages 6 months - 5 years communication consistency problem solving routines Jan 04, 2024

 

Happy New Year, amazing parents!  I hope your 2024 is off to a great start.  This annual transition presents a perfect opportunity for families to reflect on their routines and...

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What Are The Best Parenting Tips Of 2023? ages 11 years - 18 years ages 5 years - 11 years ages 6 months - 5 years best of pwp Dec 27, 2023

 

Happy holidays, amazing parents!  This is a busy holiday week for many of you, and the focus for us all should be on spending time with the ones we love.  So, we will keep this...

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Raising Generous Kids: Teaching the True Spirit of Giving ages 11 years - 18 years ages 5 years - 11 years ages 6 months - 5 years communication holidays learning Dec 19, 2023

The holiday season is a time of giving and generosity, and as parents, we have a unique opportunity to teach our children the value of helping others.  I touched on this topic in a recent...

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What Is The Importance Of Family Meetings? | Navigating Holiday Chaos 5 c’s ages 11 years - 18 years ages 5 years - 11 years ages 6 months - 5 years holidays problem solving routine Dec 13, 2023

The holiday season is a time of joy, celebration, and togetherness.  However, it can also be a time of chaos and stress, with schedules packed full of events, expectations, and family...

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Should I Tell My Child Santa Is Real? ages 5 years - 11 years ages 6 months - 5 years communication holidays relationships siblings Dec 06, 2023

 

Parents, here’s a big question this time of year: What do you tell your kids when they ask if Santa Claus is real?  There’s no right answer.  It’s a personal...

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How To Teach Your Children To Make Friends | Power Of Bonding ages 11 years - 18 years ages 5 years - 11 years ages 6 months - 5 years apology consequences relationships siblings Nov 29, 2023

What happens after your child quarrels with their sibling or friend?  Do you make them apologize?  Do you brush it off and move on to the next activity?  There’s a really...

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What You Need to Know Before You Push Your Child to Try Any New Activity ages 11 years - 18 years ages 5 years - 11 years ages 6 months - 5 years choices & checkpoints sports Nov 22, 2023

Recently, I wrote a post about the pros and cons of sports to help parents decide whether to push their kids to try sports.  There are also some practical tips in that post that can help...

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10 Tips for Raising Great Sleepers ages 0 - 6 months ages 5 years - 11 years ages 6 months - 5 years consistency routine sleep Nov 15, 2023

Raising good sleepers has always been a priority for me.  Let me tell you a quick story: When my daughter was in TK (which is an early, transitional kindergarten program we have in...

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