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Manners on the Menu: Ten Tips for Eating Out with Young Kids

We’ve all been afraid of being that table in a restaurant. Aidan is more interested in playing musical chairs than sitting still in his. Josie refuses to use her inside voice. Luke and Lauren keep exchanging mac and cheese torpedoes…

The beginning of the school year can bring a new set of challenges for parents of kids just entering adolescence – the group of kids that marketers refer to as “tweens.” The ages vary, but for the purposes of this…

Well intentioned parents, doing as they have always done to protect their children when they were young, often circle the wagons and marshal control when their teenager makes a mistake in judgment. Others keep their wagons circled all the time,…

For many families, every meal feels less like a Norman Rockwell painting and more like a battle of epic proportions. Mealtime is one of the biggest stressors for parents, especially those with little ones. Why? Because kids are winning! Think…

As young athletes across the country and around the world tune in to watch their sports idols go for the Gold at the Olympic Games, it’s a great time to do some training on sportsmanship. Here are my Top 10…

IntroductionLimits and rules are necessary to create order and productivity, the lack of which create chaos and confusion. Rules provide the basis of understanding for what is expected, whether in the workplace, classroom, community or family. If a classroom had…

Nails on a chalkboard – that’s what it sounds like to a parent when we hear our kids whine. So why do kids whine? In most cases, it’s because we let them. Yes, kids whine sometimes because they’re overtired or…

More than one million American teens end up in juvenile court each year. About 160,000 of those teens are referred to residential treatment. Often, the best placements tend to be therapeutic boarding schools. What Are Therapeutic Boarding Schools? Therapeutic boarding…

A teen needs to be involved in the decisions that affect their life rather than be left in a vacuum or void about it. Teens develop by doing, seeing, and experiencing. They crave freedom and they want to show the…

Parents dealing with wayward teens can get tired, beat up and worn down. They may think, “I’ve been pushing against this wall forever…I just can’t do it anymore.” But don’t quit… keep at it! Dealing with troubled teens can be…

Communicating with teens can be one of the hardest parts of parenting. Teens are going through a lot of changes, and these can cause them to behave in ways they wouldn’t otherwise. No matter how much your teen pulls away…

Most parents don’t have a whole lot of things in common with their teen. Sometimes, you might even feel like there’s just no way to connect with your teen at all. Not only are you and your teen separated by…

Building Confidence and Problem-Solving Skills in Teens Building self-confidence is vital to the wellbeing of a child and a huge struggle faced by many teens today is overcoming crippling self-esteem issues. Showing them how to boost their own self-esteem is…

Just about any teenage experience revolves around the quest for independence. Whether your teenager is going through radical style changes, mood swings, new interests, or rapidly fluctuating (and intensely passionate) musical interests, it’s helpful to understand it as a search…

As parents, we’ve all been there. We’ve tried to lovingly craft a meal that’s different and healthy for our kids only to be met with a resounding “ewwwww….” from across the table. It can feel discouraging and sometimes even impossible…

Parenting teenagers means navigating all the highs and lows of the teenage years with as much grace as you can muster. Most ups and downs can be managed through the traditional means of discipline and responsible parenting, but what if…