By now many of us have read L. Alan Sroufe’s opinion on the use of medication for people, specifically children, with ADD. He discusses the short term benefit and his belief that in the long term they do nothing for behavior or concentration. He describes ADD as “problems with attention, self-regulation and behavior.” Perhaps most Read More
Tips To Tame Tantrums!
Recently, in many of my parent groups and private sessions, tantrums seem to be the topic of choice. Tantruming is not new to childhood but it seems that every day an expert has a new way to end your child’s tantrums. I say stick with the tried and true… Before your child tantrums, think about what sets them Read More
What Do You Mean Sensory Issues?
Over the years I have met many children who were either overly sensitive, or not sensitive enough, to the world around them. Today, sensory integration disorder, sensory processing disorder and sensory issues are phrases that get thrown around by educators and therapists frequently. But for parents these words can be scary and unclear. When we describe Read More
The Parenting Dance
Many parents go through a period where they struggle to understand what their children are telling them. In more challenging situations, parents can have a hard time connecting with their babies. I often suggest they try considering these times in a new framework. Consider parenting to be a dance. Starting from the first moment you hold your infant in Read More
Thoughts About Sleep Training
No matter how you choose to do it, at what point in your child’s life or with which method. there is one important thing to keep in mind during sleep training: you are giving your child the opportunity to learn how to soothe him or her self. This is a life long skill. It is Read More
The Value of a Cardboard Box
I can’t tell you how many times I hear from parents and friends that they bought their child a wonderful new toy, and the child was more fascinated by the cardboard box. My father, beaming with pride, recounts the story of buying a new refrigerator in the late 1970’s and giving my ecstatic brother the Read More
Guest Post: Cleanwell
You’ll be armed for cold and flu season this year with CleanWell Disinfectants To-Go. Your kids touch thousands of places in the course of ONE DAY, that means you need CleanWell in your bag! Whether it’s cleaning up toys after a play date with a pal who has a runny nose or wiping down the Read More
Guest Post: Go Beyond Teaching and Lucky Lil’ Darlings Team Up
LUCKY LIL’ DARLINGS ELITE FAMILY CARE SOLUTIONS COMPANY TEAMS UP WITH BEYOND TEACHING TUTORING SERVICE TO PROVIDE THE BEST IN FAMILY CARE TO THE TRI STATE AREA Lucky Lil’ Darlings (LLD) elite family care solutions company and Beyond Teaching (BT) tutoring service have joined forces to provide the best in family care to the tri-state Read More
Giving Thanks
Today on Thanksgiving, but really every day, it is important to think about raising children who are thankful and appreciative. How can a parent or teacher instill these traits in children? When children are about 18 months old, they can repeat the phrase “thank you.” While they will not truly understand what it means until they Read More
A Little Potty Humor
For all of you in the throes of potty training, a little comic relief… A three year old boy is sitting on the toilet. His mother thinks he has been in there too long, so she goes in to see what’s up. The little boy is sitting on the toilet reading a book, but about every Read More