What should you do if you find out from another parent or a school representative that your kid has been bullying other kids? First, accept the fact that it’s happening and engage the situation directly. Second, leave your emotions out of it. Look at bullying as a behavior that needs to be modified with the input of you, the school, possibly other parents, and your child. Freaking out (internally or

Smart Phones: Positives and Negatives For adults in the 21st century, smart phones make up a big part of day-to-day life. Whether we use them for work or for socializing, most people don’t leave home without them. In fact, we often hear someone say, “I’m lost without my phone – it’s how I run my life.” In addition to making traditional phone calls, busy parents and working professionals alike rely

Parenting in the Technological Era  In the 21st century – The Information Age – technology is advancing at a faster pace than it ever has in the history of human civilization. For most of our time on earth, great leaps in technology were separated by enormous spans of years that most of us learned in school as The Ages of Humanity. Our progression from the Stone Age to the Bronze

Discipline, Abuse, and Power: Five Years of Headlines About five years ago, the news media burgeoned with disturbing news about domestic partner abuse and child abuse. Then the 2016 presidential election and all the attendant drama immediately following it drowned all that out. In light of the #metoo movement and the rollercoaster of domestic and international drama playing out today, it’s easy to forget the frenzy of coverage that surrounded

Words Matter Children look to their parents or primary caregivers for almost everything. From providing the basic necessities like food and shelter to modeling how to talk, how to behave and how to interact with other people, most parents and caregivers realize that they are their children’s primary conduits to the world. Parents and caregivers give children their first lessons in tooth brushing, shoe tying, cooking, cleaning and the fundamentals

The Impossible Question: Which Parenting Year Is Hardest? As anyone who has ever raised a child knows, parenting is no easy task. This is crystal clear even to people without kids. All it takes is a sibling, a friend or a neighbor with kids to understand that the job of parenting is multi-faceted and virtually endless. For some parents, infancy is the hardest. For others, it’s toddlerhood. Some parents feel

Failure, Adversity, and Resilience Most people who’ve lived a little bit agree: the tough times shape us. Over the course of a lifetime, it’s how we handle the most challenging situations that really define who we are. Somewhere along the way we’re taught that adversity builds character, mistakes are opportunities to learn and in order to fully appreciate success, we have to experience failure. Some of us learn these lessons

The Life of a Busy Parent: A Recipe for Burnout Parents can have a lot to think about. After the rush of childbirth and the excitement of infancy, the responsibilities start to add up. The job of parenting can seem to be endless. If you’re the primary caregiver to your children, your day probably starts early and finishes late. You get your children out of bed, get them fed, get

People love giving advice when you’re a new or expecting parent. They’re filled with brilliant insights on the best way to do everything. They tell you how to feed your child, get them to sleep, get them a head start on their academics, and how to discipline them. You name it, you get a boatload of unsolicited wisdom. Most of it goes in one ear and out the other. That’s