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Activities

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• Working in the Kitchen with a Baby Underfoot (Nov. 6, 2010)
• Summertime Fun, Part II (July 31, 2010)
• Summertime Fun, Part I (July 24, 2010)
• What Your Kid Gets Out of Playing Games, Part II (June 12, 2010)
• What Your Kid Gets Out of Playing Games, Part I (June 5, 2010)
• Outside Play Develops Social and Physical Skills (Feb. 13, 2010)
• Outdoor Play — The Happiest Place for Exercising (Feb. 6, 2010)
• Highly Active Children in Winter Weather (Jan. 23, 2010)
• Parenting Highly Active Children (Jan. 16, 2010)
• Late Summer Boredom Busters (Aug. 16, 2008)
• Music for Minors (June 21, 2008)
• How to Encourage a Young Child’s Imagination (Feb. 9, 2008)
• Simple Ways to Play with a Very Young Baby (June 30, 2007)
• Gifts Kids Can Make for Teachers (June 2, 2007)
• Outdoor Play and Game Ideas (May 19, 2007)
• Balancing Inside Activities with Outside Play (May 12, 2007)
• A Japanese Breakfast (March 31, 2007)
• The Importance of Freestyle Group Play (March 10, 2007)
• The Importance of Old-Fashioned Play (March 3, 2007)
• Car Games for Bored Children (Feb. 17, 2007)
• Waiting Room Activities for Young Tykes (Feb. 10, 2007)
• Lots of Enrichment Activities: Good or Bad? (Sept. 16, 2006)
• Traveling With Children In the Car (Aug. 5, 2006)
• Easy Learning Games to Play with Your Baby (June 24, 2006)
• Water Play with Toddlers (June 3, 2006)
• Sensory Fun for Toddlers (March 25, 2006)
• Playing With a Toddler Sibling (Feb. 25, 2006)
• A Good Idea for a Rainy or Snowy Day (Jan. 28, 2006)
• Art Fun with Toddlers & Two’s (Dec. 3, 2005)
• Outdoor Play with Toddlers (March 5, 2005)
• Stimulate Imaginative Play with Boxes (Dec. 25, 2004)
• Movement Activities for Very Young Babies (Oct. 30, 2004)
• The Importance of Playing With Babies (Oct. 11, 2003)
• Block Play with Young Children (Nov. 30, 2002)
• Fall Seasonal Fun (Nov. 16, 2002)
• Rainy Day Activities for Young Children (Feb. 9, 2002)
• Tips on Toys for Toddlers (Jan. 19, 2002)
• More Peaceful Travels with Toddlers (Oct. 27, 2001)
• Planning for a Group of Toddlers at Play (Sept. 15, 2001)
• Coping With a Cranky Toddler in the Car (May 12, 2001)
• Fostering Problem Solving Skills Through Family Games (Feb. 17, 2001)
• Enhancing Your Baby’s Learning (Sept. 9, 2000)
• Fun in the Kitchen with Toddlers and Two’s (Feb. 26, 2000)
• Active Indoor Games for Toddlers (Nov. 27, 1999)
• Cooking with Toddlers (Sept. 25, 1999)
• Sound Games to Play with Your Baby (July 31, 1999)
• Visual Games to Play with Baby (May 1, 1999)
• Teaching Your Older Child to Cope with a Toddler Sibling (April 10, 1999)
• Homemade Gifts for Toddlers (Nov. 28, 1998)
• Sensory Games to Play with Your Baby (Nov. 21, 1998)
• Ideas for Young Children’s Parties (July 4, 1998)
• Movement Games for Babies (May 30, 1998)
• Creating Art with Toddlers and Preschoolers (April 25, 1998)
• Spooky Disguises for Halloween (Oct. 18, 1997)
• Harvest Activities (Sept. 27, 1997)
• Fun Summer Activities for Toddlers (June 14, 1997)
• Three Fun Learning Games to Play with Babies (May 17, 1997)
• Fun activities for Halloween (Oct. 26, 1996)
• Enhance your baby’s language learning and awareness (Oct. 5, 1996)

Communication

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• Planning Family Vacations (Apr. 17, 2010)
• Communicating In Another Thinking Style (July 4, 2009)
• Healthy Families Respect Differences (May 30, 2009)
• The Importance of Knowing How to Follow Directions (Jan. 24, 2004)
• Finding the Need Behind the Request (Feb. 2, 2002)
• Talking With Your Children About Sensitive Topics (Sept. 22, 2001)
• Helping Your Kids Get Better at Following Directions (Sept. 16, 2000)
• Maintaining a Loving Relationship with Your Child (March 18, 2000)

Dealing With Temperament

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• The Kid Who Hates to Shop (Sept. 18, 2010)
• Highly Active Children in Winter Weather (Jan. 23, 2010)
• Parenting Highly Active Children (Jan. 16, 2010)
• Help! My Child is Biting! (Dec. 26, 2009)
• The Hidden Benefits of Routines (Oct. 10, 2009)
• A Relentless Stream of Questions (Oct. 3, 2009)
• Offering Children with Strong Personalities Choices (Nov. 29, 2008)
• Recognizing “Stop” Signals from Others (Mar. 8, 2008)
• Parenting a Controlling Child (Feb. 16, 2008)
• Your Child’s Temperament & Environment (Oct. 27, 2007)
• The Child Who Clings (Oct. 6, 2007)
• Alternatives to Hitting, Part I (Aug. 11, 2007)
• The Kid Who Doesn’t Seem to Need Sleep (June 23, 2007)
• A Tendency Toward Perfectionism (May 5, 2007)
• Ideas for Managing Holiday Over-Excitement in Children, Part II (Dec. 16, 2006)
• Ideas for Managing Holiday Over-Excitement in Children, Part I (Dec. 9, 2006)
• When Your Child is Fearful (Sept. 23, 2006)
• The Child Who Always Says “No” to New Activities (Sept. 9, 2006)
• Guidance Tips for Everyone (May 13, 2006)
• Shyness in Young Children (May 6, 2006)
• Talkin’ About Boundaries (March 11, 2006)
• Managing Intense Personality Traits (March 4, 2006)
• The Toddler/Preschooler Who Has Trouble Falling Asleep (Feb. 18, 2006)
• The Toddler/Preschooler Who Doesn’t Want to Sleep Alone (Feb. 11, 2006)
• How Temperament Affects Emotional Learning (April 16, 2005)
• Increasing Self-Esteem in Your Young Child (Jan. 15, 2005)
• Tips for Making Transitions Smoother (Sept. 11, 2004)
• Predicting Which Skills Your Child Will Need to Learn (Aug. 14, 2004)
• Coping With Interruptions, Part II (May 22, 2004)
• Coping With Interruptions, Part I (May 22, 2004)
• Parenting the Active/Alert Teen (Oct. 4, 2003)
• Looking at the “Active-Alert” Temperament (Sept. 27, 2003)
• Coping with Difficult Personality Traits (April 19, 2003)
• Temperament & Sibling Relationships (Jan. 25, 2003)
• Dealing with Stubborness (May 11, 2002)
• Understanding the Child Who Is Slow-to-Approach (March 23, 2002)
• Teaching Children to Tolerate Frustration (Jan. 26, 2002)
• Understanding Parent-Child Clashes (Oct. 6, 2001)
• Other Power Struggles Parents Can’t Win (July 14, 2001)
• Managing LOUD Voices in Inappropriate Places (June 16, 2001)
• Guidance Technique For Distractible Children (June 9, 2001)
• Understanding Inborn Traits (May 19, 2001)
• Keeping Kids (Relatively) Calm During the Holidays (Dec. 9, 2000)
• Is it Temperament or Attention Deficit? (Sept. 30, 2000)
• Helping Your “Alert” Child Observe Boundaries (May 20, 2000)
• Temperament Patterns and Values (Feb. 12, 2000)
• Common Parent-Child Temperament Clashes (Oct. 9, 1999)
• Encouraging the Low-Energy, Highly Adaptable Child (Sept. 4, 1999)
• Building a Closer Relationship with Your Challenging Child (June 19, 1999)
• Parenting Strategies for the Child Who Is a “Handful” (April 17, 1999)
• Respect Your Child’s True Self (March 13, 1999)
• The Active, Easily Frustrated Child (Feb. 13, 1999)
• Preventing Temperament-Based Problems (Oct. 3, 1998)
• Living with the Sensitive, Cautious Child (Sept. 5, 1998)
• Understanding the Temperament Trait “Alert” (August 15, 1998)
• Reframing Difficult Traits (July 11, 1998)
• Coping with Temperament Traits (May 9, 1998)
• Parenting the Cautious Child (March 21, 1998)
• Pay Attention to Your Easy Child (March 14, 1998)
• Ways to Deal With a Slow-Adapting Child (Jan. 17, 1998)
• Dealing with Dawdling (Dec. 20, 1997)
• Keys to Living with the Quiet, Easily Discouraged Child (Dec. 13, 1997)

Death & Grief

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• Ways to Help Children Experiencing Abandonment (Aug. 14, 2010)
• When a Parent Leaves and Doesn’t Come Back (July 17, 2010)
• Dealing With Anniversaries After a Loss (Apr. 24, 2010)
• Supporting Children Experiencing Upheaval (Jan. 31, 2009)
• Gardening with Children as Grief Therapy (Sept. 15, 2007)
• Including Children in Memorial Services (May 26, 2007)
• Preparing Your Child for a Death (Oct. 21, 2006)
• Responding To Your Child’s Grief About Moving (Aug. 19, 2006)
• Activities to Help Children Suffering Loss (June 11, 2005)
• Losing the “Baby” Position in the Family (April 30, 2005)
• Talking with Children About the Recent Tsunami Disaster (Jan. 1, 2005)
• Helping Grieving Children (Aug. 7, 2004)
• Should You Take Your Child to a Funeral? (June 26, 2004)
• Using Physical Activities to Help Children Express Grief (Feb. 21, 2004)
• How to Help Your Child When a Pet Dies (Dec. 27, 2003)
• How Grieving Children Behave (Nov. 15, 2003)
• When a Grandparent Dies (March 29, 2003)
• Commemorating the Life of a Loved One (April 20, 2002)
• Helping Children Understand Death (May 8, 1999)
• Talking to your children about death (Nov. 9, 1996)

Development

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• How to Match Your Parenting to Your Child’s Developmental Level (Jan. 5, 2013)
• When Do Children Feel Gratitude? (Nov. 27, 2010)
• Talking About Toddler and Preschooler Teeth (May 29, 2010)
• Talking About Baby Teeth (May 22, 2010)
• What Young Infants Like to Look At (May 8, 2010)
• Mysteries of Toddlerhood, Revealed (Sept. 19, 2009)
• Noticing a Baby’s Emotions (Aug. 15, 2009)
• My Preschooler Doesn’t Seem to Have Friends, Part II (Mar. 28, 2009)
• My Preschooler Doesn’t Seem to Have Friends, Part I (Mar. 21, 2009)
• A Few Thoughts on Pacifiers and Thumb Sucking (Feb. 14, 2009)
• Thoughts about Birth Order (Dec. 27, 2008)
• Limits from a Toddler’s Perspective (Nov. 8, 2008)
• Helping Babies Feel Secure (Sept. 6, 2008)
• Why Do Young Babies Cry?
• The Child Who is Terrified of Shots (Mar. 29, 2008)
• How to Encourage a Young Child’s Imagination (Feb. 9, 2008)
• How Imagination Develops in Young Children (Feb. 2, 2008)

Feelings

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• Bust Tension with Mudras (Feb. 23, 2013)
• How Hand Yoga Helps Kids Relax (Feb. 16, 2013)
• When Do Children Feel Gratitude? (Nov. 27, 2010)
• When a Parent Leaves and Doesn’t Come Back (July 17, 2010)
• Redirecting “Venting” Behavior (Mar. 27, 2010)
• Controlling Your Anger by Attending to Your Own Needs (Mar. 6, 2010)
• Taking Care of Your Own Intense Feelings (Feb. 27, 2010)
• Managing Toddlers’ Anger & Upsets (Dec. 19, 2009)
• Helping Kids Resolve a Squabble (Sept. 26, 2009)
• Recognizing the Signs of a Serious Anger Problem (Aug. 29, 2009)
• When Envy Rears Its Uncomfortable Head (Apr. 11, 2009)
• Becoming Jealous of a Sibling (Apr. 4, 2009)
• Parent-Guided Problem Solving (Mar. 7, 2009)
• The Manipulative Tantrum (Jan. 24, 2009)
• Safe Ways to Expend Angry Energy (Dec. 13, 2008)
• Teaching Children to Use Time-Out Themselves (Nov. 22, 2008)
• What Kids Can Do to Manage Intense Anger, Part II (Sept. 20, 2008)
• What Kids Can Do to Manage Intense Anger, Part I (Sept. 13, 2008)
• Helping Babies Feel Secure (Sept. 6, 2008)
• Active Listening with a Completely Out-of-Control Child (Aug. 9, 2008)
• Looking at Temper Tantrums with New Eyes (Aug. 2, 2008)
• Expressing Primary Feelings Can Prevent Angry Outbursts (July 19, 2008)
• Reasons Children Get Angry (June 28, 2008)
• Saying Goodbye to Your Teacher or School, Part II (June 14, 2008)
• Saying Goodbye to Your Teacher or School, Part I (June 7, 2008)
• Why is Anger so Difficult for Children? (May 24, 2008)
• Managing Feelings in December, Part II (Dec. 15, 2007)
• Managing Feelings in December, Part I (Dec. 8, 2007)
• Problem Solving Schoolyard Troubles (Sept. 29, 2007)
• Role-Playing Self-Calming Skills (Sept. 22, 2007)
• Your Young Child and Santa (Dec. 2, 2006)
• When Your Child Doesn’t Make the Team, Part II (Nov. 4, 2006)
• When Your Child Doesn’t Make the Team, Part I (Oct. 28, 2006)
• Fun Way to Introduce Self-Calming Skills (July 29, 2006)
• Fostering Kindness in Young Children (July 8, 2006)
• When Your Older Child Hits the Younger One (Jan. 7, 2006)
• Children’s Fears (Dec. 24, 2005)
• The Tragic Case of the Child Disappointed with a Gift (Dec. 17, 2005)
• Teaching Children to Use Positive Self-Talk (Oct. 1, 2005)
• Childhood Fears (Sept. 17, 2005)
• When Children Are Overwhelmed by Their Feelings (July 16, 2005)
• Finding Good Solutions (June 4, 2005)
• Calm-Down Skills (May 28, 2005)
• Importance of Naming Emotions (May 7, 2005)
• The Listening Step in Teaching Empathy (April 2, 2005)
• Fun Ways to Teach About Emotions (March 26, 2005)
• The Connecting Step in Teaching Empathy (March 19, 2005)
• Calm-Down Options (Feb. 5, 2005)
• Teaching Self-Calming Tools (Jan. 29, 2005)
• Increasing Your Emotional Awareness (Jan. 22, 2005)
• Helping Your Child Cope with Holiday Anticipation (Dec. 4, 2004)
• Choosing Your Emotional Parenting Style, Part II (Nov. 13, 2004)
• Choosing Your Emotional Parenting Style, Part I (Nov. 6, 2004)
• “You Can’t Come to My Birthday Party” (Oct. 23, 2004)
• Simple Anger Management Techniques (July 24, 2004)
• Helping Your Child Respond to Put-Downs (July 10, 2004)
• Helping Children Distinguish Between Levels of Feelings (July 3, 2004)
• Helping Children Notice That Others Have Feelings Too (June 19, 2004)
• Helping a Child Understand That Feelings Change (May 8, 2004)
• Expressing Parental Love (Feb. 14, 2004)
• The Importance of Knowing How to Follow Directions (Jan. 24, 2004)
• Maintaining a Healthy Emotional Space from Your Child (Jan. 10, 2004)
• Teaching Young Children About Feelings (Nov. 1, 2003)
• Strategies for Dealing With Frustration & Upset (Sept. 20, 2003)
• “I Don’t Want to Go to Kindergarten” (August 16, 2003)
• Teaching a Child To Use Self-Calming Tools (August 2, 2003)
• Responding Constructively to Children’s Distress (July 5, 2003)
• Teaching Children about the Nature of Feelings (June 28, 2003)
• Increasing Your Child’s Understanding of Feelings (May 31, 2003)
• Teaching Your Child Self-Calming Skills, Part II (May 24, 2003)
• Teaching Your Child Self-Calming Skills, Part I (May 17, 2003)
• Offering Older Children & Teens Support When They’re Upset (April 12, 2003)
• Providing Support When a Young Child Is Upset (April 5, 2003)
• When a Grandparent Dies (March 29, 2003)
• Who Is Responsible for Happiness? (March 22, 2003)
• Helping Children Become “Feeling” Wise (March 15, 2003)
• Fall Seasonal Fun (Nov. 16, 2002)
• Helping Kids Tune Into Their Feelings for Safety Information (August 24, 2002)
• Treating Children As You Wish Them To Treat Others (April 6, 2002)
• Ways to Encourage Children to Express Feelings (Dec. 22, 2001)
• Giving Your Child a Healthy “Feeling Vocabulary” (Nov. 17, 2001)
• Using Your Anger Constructively (Oct. 20, 2001)
• Incorporating “Feeling” Language Into Your Child’s Vocabulary (Nov. 4, 2000)
• Coping with Strong Feelings (Oct. 14, 2000)
• Fun & Easy Ways to Teach Toddlers About Emotions (Jan. 1, 2000)
• Foster Moral Growth by Teaching About Feelings (June 26, 1999)
• Teaching Self-Affirmation (Jan. 16, 1999)
• Feelings about Starting Preschool (Sept. 19, 1998)
• Clarifying Feelings for Children (Aug. 29, 1998)
• Talking About Feelings (June 6, 1998)
• Making Emotional Connections with our Children (March 28, 1998)
• Encouraging Empathy (Jan. 3, 1998)
• Teach Your Child How to Control Intense Feelings (Nov. 29, 1997)
• Teaching Children to Cope with Frustration (April 19, 1997)
• Model “Feeling” Language (Feb. 15, 1997)
• Give Your Toddler Language for Feelings (Feb. 8, 1997)
• Making holidays less chaotic (Dec. 21, 1996)
• Work with your child’s shyness, not against it (Nov. 2, 1996)
• Safely and appropriately expressing anger (Oct. 12, 1996)

Guidance & Discipline

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• Family Rules with Teenagers (Jan. 26, 2013)
• Family Rules with School-aged Kids (Jan. 19, 2013)
• Family Rules with Preschoolers (Jan. 12, 2013)
• Homework, Revisited (Oct. 16, 2010)
• Negotiating School Clothes Shopping with Your Youngsters, Part II (Sept. 11, 2010)
• Negotiating School Clothes Shopping with Your Youngsters, Part I (Sept. 4, 2010)
• The Public Temper Tantrum (May 1, 2010)
• Successful Co-Parenting (Mar. 20, 2010)
• Keeping Consequences Reasonable and Effective (Jan. 30, 2010)
• Teaching Children to Control Impulses, Part II (Jan. 9, 2010)
• Teaching Children to Control Impulses, Part I (Jan. 2, 2010)
• Help! My Child is Biting! (Dec. 26, 2009)
• Avoiding Holiday Chaos (Dec. 5, 2009)
• Discipline Tips for Toddlers & Preschoolers (Oct. 31, 2009)
• The Hidden Benefits of Routines (Oct. 10, 2009)
• Creative Use of Rewards (Aug. 1, 2009)
• “You Are Spoiling That Child” (July 11, 2009)
• Thinking Styles Influence Discipline Styles (June 27, 2009)
• Sitting Still in Worship Services (June 20, 2009)
• Our Old Friend “Follow-Through” (June 6, 2009)
• Healthy Families Respect Differences (May 30, 2009)
• When Envy Rears Its Uncomfortable Head (Apr. 11, 2009)
• I’m Running Away from Home! (Mar. 14, 2009)
• Parent-Guided Problem Solving (Mar. 7, 2009)
• Solutions to Sibling Problems (Feb. 21, 2009)
• Getting Creative at Curtailing Bad Habits (Feb. 7, 2009)
• The Manipulative Tantrum (Jan. 24, 2009)
• Two Parenting Resolutions for the New Year (Jan. 3, 2009)
• My Preschooler is Hitting my Baby! (Dec. 20, 2008)
• Teaching Children to Use Time-Out Themselves (Nov. 22, 2008)
• The Positive Use of Time-Out (Nov. 15, 2008)
• Limits from a Toddler’s Perspective (Nov. 8, 2008)
• Your Preschooler Complains, “That’s Not Fair!” (Oct. 25, 2008)
• Using Rewards to Help Children Control Their Behavior (Oct. 18, 2008)
• Homework Rules and Consequences, Part II (Oct. 11, 2008)
• Homework Rules and Consequences, Part I (Oct. 4, 2008)
• A Few Thoughts on the Parent-Child Divide (Sept. 27, 2008)
• Young Children and Screen Time, Part II (Aug. 30, 2008)
• Young Children and Screen Time, Part I (Aug. 23, 2008)
• When Your Child Gets Defiant (July 26, 2008)
• Teaching Our Children to Work, Part II (July 12, 2008)
• Teaching Our Children to Work, Part I (July 5, 2008)
• When Not to Negotiate with Your Child, Part II (May 17, 2008)
• When Not to Negotiate with Your Child, Part I (May 10, 2008)
• Understanding Children’s Anger (May 3, 2008)
• Is the Behavior Serious or Merely Annoying? (April 26, 2008)
• The Younger Kid Who Won’t Eat Breakfast (April 5, 2008)
• Avoiding Shame (Mar. 22, 2008)
• Guilt—Useful or Not? (Mar. 15, 2008)
• Switching from Discouragement to Encouragement (Feb. 23, 2008)
• Parenting a Controlling Child (Feb. 16, 2008)
• Really Great Tips on Disciplining Children Without Damaging Self-Esteem (Jan. 12, 2008)
• When Your Preschooler Hits the Baby (Jan. 5, 2008)
• Time Spent with Young Children (Dec. 29, 2007)
• Family Harmony During the Holidays (Dec. 1, 2007)
• Homework Help (Nov. 24, 2007)
• Making Genuine Connections with Your Child (Nov. 17, 2007)
• The Misuse of Praise (Nov. 10, 2007)
• Instilling Respect (Nov. 3, 2007)
• Thoughts on Limits (Sept. 8, 2007)
• Limiting Children’s “Screen Use” (Sept. 1, 2007)
• Giving Your Children Attention (Aug. 25, 2007)
• Alternatives to Hitting, Part II (Aug. 18, 2007)
• Alternatives to Hitting, Part I (Aug. 11, 2007)
• Sidestepping Arguments (Aug. 4, 2007)
• Some Thoughts on Rules (July 28, 2007)
• Using Praise Effectively (July 21, 2007)
• How Much Problem-Solving Should You Do? (July 14, 2007)
• Make Expectations Clear (June 16, 2007)
• Being an Effective Parent (June 9, 2007)
• Teaching Children to Maintain Their Boundaries (April 28, 2007)
• When Your Child Takes Things Without Permission (April 21, 2007)
• Helping Children Learn to Share Toys (April 14, 2007)
• When Can Children Learn to Share? (April 7, 2007)
• He Started It! (March 17, 2007)
• The Value of Family Interaction (Feb. 24, 2007)
• Parenting Resolutions (Jan. 6, 2007)
• Ideas for Managing Holiday Over-Excitement in Children, Part II (Dec. 16, 2006)
• Ideas for Managing Holiday Over-Excitement in Children, Part I (Dec. 9, 2006)
• When Your Children Misbehave in Restaurants (Nov. 25, 2006)
• Deciding Which Guidance Tool to Use (Nov. 18, 2006)
• The Rewards of Letting Your Child Have a Pet (Oct. 7, 2006)
• When Your Child Squanders His Allowance (Sept. 30, 2006)
• Traveling With Children In the Car (Aug. 5, 2006)
• The Magic of Follow-Through (July 15, 2006)
• When Siblings Aren’t Functioning as a Team (May 27, 2006)
• When Your Child Runs into the Street (May 20, 2006)
• Guidance Tips for Everyone (May 13, 2006)
• Using Substitution Instead of a Consequence (April 29, 2006)
• Curbing Bathroom Talk (April 15, 2006)
• Give Young Children Some (appropriate) Power (April 8, 2006)
• When Your Child Says, “Huh?” or “What?” a Lot (April 1, 2006)
• Talkin’ About Boundaries (March 11, 2006)
• When Your Toddler Bites (Jan. 21, 2006)
• Reducing the Arguing In Your Home (Jan. 14, 2006)
• When Your Older Child Hits the Younger One (Jan. 7, 2006)
• When Your Child Uses Curse Words (Dec. 31, 2005)
• The Two Year Old Who Tests Boundaries (Dec. 10, 2005)
• Young Children Who Don’t Pick Up Toys (Nov. 26, 2005)
• The Child Who Keeps a Messy Room (Nov. 19, 2005)
• When a Reward Would Help—Part II (Nov. 12, 2005)
• When a Reward Would Help—Part I (Nov. 5, 2005)
• Changing Parenting Tactics (Oct. 29, 2005)
• Two’s a Team, Three’s a Crowd (Oct. 22, 2005)
• When Your Child Cuts Classes (Sept. 24, 2005)
• Using Natural Consequences With Teens (Sept. 3, 2005)
• Getting a Parent’s Attention (without hitting a sibling) (August 13, 2005)
• When Your Child Refuses to Try New Foods—School-aged Children (July 30, 2005)
• When Your Child Refuses to Try New Foods—Young Children (July 23, 2005)
• Negotiating With Your School-Aged Children (July 9, 2005)
• Our Old Friend, the Time-Out, Part II (June 25, 2005)
• Our Old Friend, the Time-Out, Part I (June 18, 2005)
• When Your Child Loses His Coat (or shoes, or backpack, or lunchbox. . .) (April 9, 2005)
• Follow-Through is another word for Consistency (Mar. 12, 2005)
• Coping with Two-Year-Olds, Part II (Feb. 19, 2005)
• Coping with Two-Year-Olds, Part I (Feb. 12, 2005)
• Bad Car Behavior (Jan. 8, 2005)
• “You Can’t Come to My Birthday Party” (Oct. 23, 2004)
• Making Contracts with Your Child (Oct. 16, 2004)
• Persistent Problems (Oct. 9, 2004)
• Motivating Children to Be Responsible for Their Grades (Sept. 18, 2004)
• Tips for Making Transitions Smoother (Sept. 11, 2004)
• Spending Regular Time With Your Child (August 28, 2004)
• An Easy Way to Increase Your Child’s Cooperation (August 21, 2004)
• When Your Child Is Overly Critical of Others (July 17, 2004)
• Quick Fixes for Common Everyday Problems (June 12, 2004)
• When Your Child Is Fascinated with Sharp Knives (June 5, 2004)
• Coping With Interruptions, Part II (May 22, 2004)
• Coping With Interruptions, Part I (May 22, 2004)
• Teach Your Child How to Say “No” Respectfully (May 15, 2004)
• Controlling Your Response (May 1, 2004)
• Stepping Out of the Argument Loop (March 27, 2004)
• Temper Tantrums, Part II (March 13, 2004)
• Our Old Friend—the Temper Tantrum, Part I (March 6, 2004)
• When Your Child Steals Candy From the Store (Jan. 17, 2004)
• When Your Preschooler Fights Going to Bed (Jan. 3, 2004)
• Avoiding Morning and Evening Hassles (Nov. 29, 2003)
• Practice At Taking “No” for an Answer (Sept. 13, 2003)
• Let’s Talk About Spanking (Sept. 6, 2003)
• Helping Your Children Become Better Listeners (Aug. 30, 2003)
• Teaching Your Child to Make Amends (August 23, 2003)
• Building Teamwork Among Your Children (June 14, 2003)
• Constructive Responses to Children’s Excuses (May 3, 2003)
• Messy Room Interventions (April 26, 2003)
• Coping with Difficult Personality Traits (April 19, 2003)
• Confronting Your Child With a Problem Behavior, Part II (Feb. 15, 2003)
• Confronting Your Child With a Problem Behavior, Part I (Feb. 8, 2003)
• Focusing Your Attention to Improve Your Discipline (Feb. 1, 2003)
• How Development Impacts Kids’ Quarrels (Jan. 18, 2003)
• Preventing Sibling Problems (Jan. 4, 2003)
• Practice in Making Polite Requests (Dec. 28, 2002)
• Rebuilding a Damaged Parent-Child Relationship, Part II (Dec. 21, 2002)
• Rebuilding a Damaged Parent-Child Relationship, Part I (Dec. 14, 2002)
• Addressing Children’s Mistakes (Dec. 7, 2002)
• Giving Your Children Feedback (Nov. 2, 2002)
• When Your Child Feels Inadequate (Oct. 26, 2002)
• Helping Children Feel Safe and Trusting (Oct. 19, 2002)
• Recognizing Your Child’s Efforts, Part II (Oct. 12, 2002)
• Recognizing Your Child’s Efforts, Part I (Oct. 5, 2002)
• Motivating Your Children (Sept. 28, 2002)
• When Your Child Won’t Leave the Park Without a Tantrum (September 7, 2002)
• Tips for Negotiating With Your Children, Part II (August 31, 2002)
• Tips for Negotiating With Your Children, Part I (August 3, 2002)
• Simple Guidance Tools You Can Use Right Away with Toddlers & Preschoolers, Part II (July 20, 2002)
• Simple Guidance Tools You Can Use Right Away with Toddlers & Preschoolers, Part I (July 13, 2002)
• Negotiating a Win-Win Deal (July 6, 2002)
• Replace Time-Out with Self-Quieting (June 29, 2002)
• Discouraging Tattling (June 22, 2002)
• Getting Children’s Cooperation for Your Plans (June 8, 2002)
• Handling Children’s Objections to Your Plans (May 25, 2002)
• “Selling” Children On Your Plans (May 18, 2002)
• Sidestepping Children’s Arguments and Protests (April 27, 2002)
• Treating Children As You Wish Them To Treat Others (April 6, 2002)
• Handling Children’s Complaints (March 16, 2002)
• Treat Your Children with Respect (Feb. 23, 2002)
• Unexpected Discipline (Feb. 16, 2002)
• Finding the Need Behind the Request (Feb. 2, 2002)
• Acknowledging Children (Jan. 12, 2002)
• Setting Limits (Jan. 5, 2002)
• Using Questions as Part of Your Discipline (Dec. 29, 2001)
• A Look at Limiting TV and Computer Games (Dec. 15, 2001)
• When Your Child Begs at the Store (Dec. 1, 2001)
• When “No” Is Your Child’s Favorite Word (Nov. 3, 2001)
• Using Your Anger Constructively (Oct. 20, 2001)
• Getting More of What’s Already Good (Oct. 13, 2001)
• Teaching Family Boundary Rules (Sept. 8, 2001)
• Keeping Your Cool When Disciplining (Sept. 1, 2001)
• Three Good Ways to Encourage Your Child (August 25, 2001)
• Subduing the Car Seat Battle (August 18, 2001)
• Use Mistakes to Encourage Your Child (July 28, 2001)
• How Children’s Thinking Develops (July 21, 2001)
• Managing LOUD Voices in Inappropriate Places (June 16, 2001)
• Guidance Technique For Distractible Children (June 9, 2001)
• Coping With a Fussy Eater (June 2, 2001)
• Redirecting a Child Who Throws Things When Angry (April 14, 2001)
• Resolving Power Struggles: Hold On (Mar. 10, 2001)
• Effective Ways to Use Choices With Children (Jan. 27, 2001)
• What Kinds of Decisions Do You Entrust to Your Kids? (Jan. 20, 2001)
• Making and Keeping Agreements (Dec. 23, 2000)
• Holiday Opportunities to Teach Manners (Dec. 16, 2000)
• Why Children Need Power and Control (Dec. 2, 2000)
• Defusing Power Struggles (Nov. 18, 2000)
• Recognizing Power Struggles (Nov. 11, 2000)
• What To Do When Johnny Won’t Follow Through on Activity Commitments (Oct. 28, 2000)
• Using STAR Parenting Tools to Solve a Behavior Problem (Oct. 21, 2000)
• Teaching Children to Acknowledge and Appreciate Others (Oct. 7, 2000)
• Helping Your Child Learn to Accept a “No” Answer (Aug. 26, 2000)
• Solve Behavior Problems by Changing the Child’s Environment (Aug. 19, 2000)
• Getting Children to Brush Their Teeth (Aug. 5, 2000)
• Instilling Responsibility for Self-Care (July 29, 2000)
• When Your Child Misbehaves for the Sitter (June 17, 2000)
• Helping Children Respect Boundaries (June 10, 2000)
• Helping Your “Alert” Child Observe Boundaries (May 20, 2000)
• Surviving Religious Services with Young Children (May 13, 2000)
• Using “A Better Way” (May 6, 2000)
• How To Behave So Your Children Will Behave Too (April 22, 2000)
• Responding to Backtalk (April 15, 2000)
• Choosing Related Consequences (April 8, 2000)
• Using Natural Consequences (March 11, 2000)
• The Importance of Family Rules (March 4, 2000)
• Catch Your Children Behaving Well (Jan. 29, 2000)
• Who Is Responsible for Your Child’s Happiness? (Dec. 18, 1999)
• When to Worry About Your Child’s Difficult Behavior (Nov. 20, 1999)
• How Children Achieve “Belonging” (Oct. 30, 1999)
• Ways to Avoid Struggles & Hassles with your Kids (Oct. 2, 1999)
• Coping with a Toddler who Throws Food (Aug. 14, 1999)
• Using Rewards Effectively (Aug. 7, 1999)
• Some Tips on Follow-through (July 10, 1999)
• No More Whining (May 29, 1999)
• Teach Your Child to Make Amends (March 27, 1999)
• The Importance of Follow-through (March 20, 1999)
• “Attending” to Misbehavior (Feb. 27, 1999)
• Acting as Discipline (Jan. 30, 1999)
• Getting Rid of Whining (Jan. 9, 1999)
• Asking as Discipline (Dec. 26, 1998)
• Time-In: The Parent-Child Connection (Nov. 14, 1998)
• The Uses and Abuses of Time-Out (Nov. 7, 1998)
• Dealing with Interruptions (Oct. 10, 1998)
• Teaching Young Children New Chores (Sept. 26, 1998)
• Rules for Use of Family Power (Sept. 12, 1998)
• Teaching New Behaviors (August 22, 1998)
• Help with Setting Limits (July 18, 1998)
• Recognize Your Child for Good Behavior (May 16, 1998)
• Changing Labels to Constructive Descriptions (March 7, 1998)
• Three Common Parenting Errors (Feb. 28, 1998)
• Redirecting Misbehavior When the Goal is Attention (Jan. 24, 1998)
• Make Good Use of Children’s Mistakes (Nov. 22, 1997)
• STAR Parenting Tools (Nov. 15, 1997)
• Become a STAR at Parenting (Nov. 8, 1997)
• Ideas for Dealing with Temper Tantrums (Oct. 25, 1997)
• What Children Need to Know about Power—Part II (Sept. 20, 1997)
• What Children Need to Know about Power—Part I (Sept. 13, 1997)
• Guidance Strategies for Intense Children (Sept. 6, 1997)
• Children & Attention (August 23, 1997)
• Avoid Problems by Giving Two Yeses for Every No (July 26, 1997)
• Responding to Tattling (June 28, 1997)
• Developing Effective Consequences, Part II (May 31, 1997)
• Developing Effective Consequences, Part I (May 24, 1997)
• Minimizing Grocery Store Tantrums (May 10, 1997)
• How to Use Praise Effectively (May 3, 1997)
• Pick Your Battles (April 12, 1997)
• Focusing your child’s energy (Jan. 25, 1997)
• Prepare for “Public Parenting” (Dec. 14, 1996)
• Reduce Power Struggles with Your Children (Nov. 30, 1996)
• Alternatives to Spanking (Nov. 23, 1996)
• Preventing bedtime hassles (Nov. 16, 1996)
• Handling embarrassing questions (Sept. 1996)
• Encouraging good behavior (April 1996)
• Teaching the difference between “telling” and “tattling” (March 1996)
• Offering your kids choices (January-February 1996)

People Skills

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• Building Friendship Skills (Dec. 12, 2009)
• Helping Kids Resolve a Squabble (Sept. 26, 2009)
• Each Thinking Style Manages Stress Differently (Aug. 22, 2009)
• Whole Brain Decision Making (July 18, 2009)
• Healthy Families Respect Differences (May 30, 2009)
• Whole Brain^® Thinking Styles (May 16, 2009)
• My Preschooler Doesn’t Seem to Have Friends, Part II (Mar. 28, 2009)
• My Preschooler Doesn’t Seem to Have Friends, Part I (Mar. 21, 2009)
• When Grandma Criticizes Your Parenting (May 31, 2008)
• Social Skills Development (June 17, 2006)
• Practice in Resolving Family Conflicts (Feb. 26, 2005)
• Improving Family Cooperation (Nov. 20, 2004)
• Making Friends in a New Class (Sept. 4, 2004)
• Creating a Positive Family Atmosphere in Your Home (Dec. 20, 2003)
• Practice in Planning Family Events (Dec. 6, 2003)
• Responding to Bullying (Nov. 22, 2003)
• Building Teamwork Among Your Children (June 14, 2003)
• Practice in Making Polite Requests (Dec. 28, 2002)
• Teaching Family Boundary Rules (Nov. 23, 2002)
• Negotiating a Win-Win Deal (July 6, 2002)
• Fostering Cooperation Skills in Your Family (Jan. 6, 2001)
• Helping Your Child Respond to Teasing (Jan. 13, 2001)
• Facilitating Listening Skills in Your Children (July 22, 2000)
• Giving Children Practice at Making Polite Requests (July 8, 2000)

Power Struggles

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• When Compromise is a Good Thing (May 23, 2009)
• The Older Kid Who Won’t Eat Breakfast (Apr. 12, 2008)
• How to Talk, How to Listen (Oct. 13, 2007)
• Halloween Arguments (Oct. 14, 2006)
• When Just Your Presence Helps (Feb. 4, 2006)
• Battles Over Clothing (July 2, 2005)
• When Young Children Lose Control (May 14, 2005)
• Rebuilding a Damaged Parent-Child Relationship, Part II (Dec. 21, 2002)
• Rebuilding a Damaged Parent-Child Relationship, Part I (Dec. 14, 2002)
• Tapping Into Your True Power (March 30, 2002)
• Parental Pitfalls That Lead to Power Struggles (Sept. 29, 2001)
• Other Power Struggles Parents Can’t Win (July 14, 2001)
• Three Big Power Struggles a Parent Can’t Win (July 7, 2001)
• Resolving Power Struggles: Using Compromise & Negotiation (April 7, 2001)
• Resolving Power Struggles: Letting Go (Mar. 24, 2001)
• Resolving Power Struggles: Hold On (Mar. 10, 2001)
• Why Children Need Power and Control (Dec. 2, 2000)
• Defusing Power Struggles (Nov. 18, 2000)
• Recognizing Power Struggles (Nov. 11, 2000)
• Responding to Backtalk (April 15, 2000)
• Ways to Avoid Struggles & Hassles with your Kids (Oct. 2, 1999)
• What Children Need to Know about Power—Part II (Sept. 20, 1997)
• What Children Need to Know about Power—Part I (Sept. 13, 1997)
• Reduce Power Struggles with Your Children (Nov. 30, 1996)

Problem Solving

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• Young Children Solving Problems (Nov. 1, 2008)
• How Much Problem-Solving Should You Do? (July 14, 2007)
• Increasing Problem-Solving Skills (Mar. 24, 2007)
• Reading Skill-building Books to Your Child (Jan. 27, 2007)
• Enhancing Problem Solving (July 22, 2006)
• Solving Problems as a Family Team (Dec. 18, 2004)
• Making Friends in a New Class (Sept. 4, 2004)
• Responding to Bullying (Nov. 22, 2003)
• Supporting Children’s Problem Solving As They Grow (Oct. 25, 2003)
• Handling Children’s Complaints (March 16, 2002)
• Two Ways to Encourage Children to Use Problem Solving Skills (Aug. 4, 2001)
• Practice Resolving Conflict in a Fun Game Format (Mar. 17, 2001)
• Helping School-aged Children Deal with Theft of Personal Belongings (Mar. 3, 2001)
• Defusing Sibling Squabbles With Problem Solving Skills (Feb. 24, 2001)
• Fostering Problem Solving Skills Through Family Games (Feb. 17, 2001)
• Helping Your Child Respond to Teasing (Jan. 6, 2001)
• Instill Planning Skills in Children (Nov. 25, 2000)
• How to Approach Solving a Parenting Problem (Feb. 5, 2000)
• Motivating an Unwilling Child to Use Problem Solving Skills (Dec. 4, 1999)
• Dealing with a Bully—Part II (June 12, 1999)
• Facilitating Problem Solving—Part II (May 22, 1999)
• Facilitating Problem Solving—Part I (May 15, 1999)
• Using Family Meetings to Solve Problems (March 6, 1999)
• Teaching Preschool Children to Solve Social Problems (Apr. 4, 1998)
• Teach Your Child What to Do When Lost (Jan. 31, 1998)
• Dealing with a Bully (Dec. 27, 1997)
• Easing Separation Fears (Nov. 1, 1997)
• Learning How to Take Turns (August 30, 1997)
• Encouraging Preschoolers to Share (August 16, 1997)
• Making Friends—Part Two (August 9, 1997)
• Making Friends—Part One (August 2, 1997)
• Empowering Children to Solve their Own Problems (July 19, 1997)
• Set the Stage for Problem Solving Skills (Feb. 1, 1997)
• Dealing with name calling (Oct. 19, 1996)
• Encouraging problem solving (July-August 1996)

Quarrelling

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• Three Techniques to Prevent Sibling Quarrels (April 1, 2000)
• Using Natural Consequences (March 11, 2000)
• Responding to Children’s Quarrels (Dec. 12, 1998)
• Why Kids Quarrel (Dec. 5, 1998)
• Reducing Sibling Battles (Feb. 22, 1997)
• Reduce quarrels by teaching boundaries (Jan. 18, 1997)

Responsibility

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• Teaching Our Children to Work, Part II (July 12, 2008)
• Teaching Our Children to Work, Part I (July 5, 2008)
• When Your Middle-Schooler Fails to Turn in His Homework (Nov. 11, 2006)
• Tips for instilling self-discipline in kids (Aug. 26, 2006)
• Chores and Our Youngest Children (July 1, 2006)
• Instilling Independent Living Skills in Children (April 22, 2006)
• What Are Chores For? (August 6, 2005)
• I Have to Write a Paper by Myself?!!! (Nov. 27, 2004)
• Motivating Children to Be Responsible for Their Grades (Sept. 18, 2004)
• Teaching Children About Keeping Their Word (Feb. 28, 2004)
• The Importance of Knowing How to Follow Directions (Jan. 24, 2004)
• Helping Children Remember (Nov. 8, 2003)
• Helping Your Children Become Better Listeners (August 30, 2003)
• Building Responsibility in Children (July 26, 2003)
• Constructive Responses to Children’s Excuses (May 3, 2003)
• Homework Hassles–Part II (March 9, 2002)
• Homework Hassles–Part I (March 2, 2002)
• Teaching Children to Manage Their Money (Aug. 11, 2001)
• Levels of Responsibility (May 26, 2001)
• What Kinds of Decisions Do You Entrust to Your Kids? (Jan. 20, 2001)
• Making and Keeping Agreements (Dec. 23, 2000)
• Motivating a Morning Dawdler (Sept. 2, 2000)
• Teaching Your Child Responsible Decision-Making (May 27, 2000)
• Teaching Children Motivational Skills (Feb. 20, 1999)
• Three Ideas for Building Responsibility in Children (June 27, 1998)
• Teaching Children to Pick Up Toys (Feb. 7, 1998)
• Solving Common Homework Problems (April 5, 1997)
• Children’s Homework/Parents’ Involvement (March 29, 1997)
• Helping Children Turn Bad Grades Around (March 22, 1997)
• Plan to handle chore excuses (Jan. 11, 1997)
• Increase the chances of household chores being done well and promptly (Jan. 4, 1997)
• Match chores to ages and stages (Dec. 28, 1996)

Safety

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• Protecting against Dating Violence (Feb. 2, 2013)
• Preventing Sexual Abuse (Oct. 9, 2010)
• How to Spot a Potential Abuser (Oct. 2, 2010)
• Commonly-Held Beliefs That Put Our Children at Risk (Sept. 25, 2010)
• Helping Kids Living In Volatile Homes (Aug. 7, 2010)
• Empowering Kids When Things Go Wrong at Home, Part II (July 10, 2010)
• Empowering Kids When Things Go Wrong at Home, Part I (July 3, 2010)
• Monitoring Your Child’s Cyber Safety (April 3, 2010)
• Texting Acronyms 101 (March 13, 2010)
• Keeping Secrets and Keeping Safe (Jan. 26, 2008)
• Preventing Sexual Abuse (Jan. 19, 2008)
• First Aid for Falls/Unconsciousness (Aug. 12, 2006)
• First Aid for Poisoning (July 31, 2004)
• When Your Child Is Fascinated with Sharp Knives (June 5, 2004)
• Establishing Family Safety Rules (Jan. 31, 2003)
• Teaching Your Child to Cope with Nosebleeds (June 7, 2003)
• Teaching Children to Safely Stop Bleeding (March 8, 2003)
• Helping Kids Tune Into Their Feelings for Safety Information (August 24, 2002)
• Keeping Our Children Safe, Part II (August 17, 2002)
• Keeping Our Children Safe, Part I (August 10, 2002)
• Warm Weather First Aid Skills for Kids (July 27, 2002)
• Discouraging Tattling (June 22, 2002)
• Making Kids Bike-Safe for the Summer (June 30, 2001)
• Establishing Reasonable Safety Rules, Part II (Feb. 10, 2001)
• Establishing Reasonable Safety Rules, Part I (Feb. 3, 2001)
• Teach Your Child Fire Safety (June 24, 2000)
• Fostering a Healthy Body Image in Your Child (Jan. 15, 2000)
• Teaching Kids How to Give First Aid for Burns (Oct. 23, 1999)
• Making Abuse Prevention Part of Your Everyday Parenting (Sept. 11, 1999)
• What to do When You Get Something in Your Eye (July 24, 1999)
• How to Deal with Choking (April 3, 1999)
• Ways to Help Children from Violent Households (Dec. 19, 1998)
• Simple Ways to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse (Oct. 31, 1998)
• Tips for Dealing with an Abused Child (Aug. 1, 1998)
• Signs and Symptoms of Abuse (July 25, 1998)
• Help Your Child Interact Safely with Dogs, Part II (June 20, 1998)
• Help Your Child Interact Safely with Dogs, Part I (June 13, 1998)
• Responding to Tattling (June 28, 1997)
• First Aid Skills for Kids (June 7, 1997)
• Teach Your Children the Family “Touching Code” (April 26, 1997)
• Good and Bad Secrets (Dec. 7, 1996)
• Teaching safety skills (June 1996)
• Teaching the difference between “telling” and “tattling” (March 1996)

Self Care

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• Bust Tension with Mudras (Feb. 23, 2013)
• How Hand Yoga Helps Kids Relax (Feb. 16, 2013)
• Working in the Kitchen with a Baby Underfoot (Nov. 6, 2010)
• Controlling Your Anger by Attending to Your Own Needs (Mar. 6, 2010)
• Taking Care of Your Own Intense Feelings (Feb. 27, 2010)
• Parents Need Friends, Too (Apr. 18, 2009)
• Two Parenting Resolutions for the New Year (Jan. 3, 2009)
• Staying Calm during Stressful Parenting Moments (Oct. 20, 2007)
• Making Time for Yourself (Sept. 2, 2006)
• Redirecting Yourself (May 21, 2005)
• When Parenting Threatens Your Self-Esteem (Mar. 20, 2004)
• Dealing With Our Own Parenting Stress (Oct. 18, 2003)
• Where Can You Get Support for Yourself? (May 5, 2001)
• Instilling Responsibility for Self-Care (July 29, 2000)
• Encouraging Yourself (July 15, 2000)
• Understanding Your Own Emotions (Feb. 19, 2000)
• Setting and Meeting Parental Goals (June 5, 1999)
• Planning Prevents Stress (Oct. 24, 1998)
• Self-calming Tools for Parents (May 2, 1998)
• Steps for Making Changes (April 18, 1998)
• Take Time to Nurture Yourself (Dec. 6, 1997)

Self Esteem

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• When Your Child Feels Inadequate (Oct. 26, 2002)
• Instilling and Preserving Self-Esteem in Your Children (August 12, 2000)
• Three Parenting Techniques that Foster Self-Esteem (Feb. 14, 1998)

Sibling Issues

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• Becoming Jealous of a Sibling (Apr. 4, 2009)
• Three Things That Make Sibling Squabbles Worse (Feb. 28, 2009)
• Solutions to Sibling Problems (Feb. 21, 2009)
• Responding to Sibling Squabbles (Sept. 10, 2005)
• When One Sibling Taunts Another (August 27, 2005)
• Summer Sibling Squabbles (August 20, 2005)
• Power Plays Among Children (April 17, 2004)
• Sibling Complaints (August 9, 2003)
• Fostering a Spirit of Teamwork Among Siblings (May 10, 2003)
• Temperament & Sibling Relationships (Jan. 25, 2003)
• How Development Impacts Kids’ Quarrels (Jan. 18, 2003)
• Dealing with Difficult Sibling Issues (Jan. 11, 2003)
• Preventing Sibling Problems (Jan. 4, 2003)
• When Your Older Child Objects to Sharing Outgrown Items (Sept. 21, 2002)
• Teaching Family Boundary Rules (Sept. 8, 2001)
• Defusing Sibling Squabbles With Problem Solving Skills (Feb. 24, 2001)
• Teaching Children to Play Safely with Babies (July 12, 1997)
• Helping young children adjust to a new baby (July 5, 1997)

Sleep Problems

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• Improving Bedtime In Your Home: Older Children (Oct. 24, 2009)
• Improving Bedtime in Your Home: Young Children (Oct. 17, 2009)
• Common Sleep Disturbances in Children (or, “Dang—why is she awake again?”) (Jan. 17, 2009)
• Young Children’s Waking and Sleep Times (Jan. 10, 2009)
• Helping Your Child After a Nightmare (Mar. 1, 2008)
• The Toddler/Preschooler Who Has Trouble Falling Asleep (Feb. 18, 2006)
• The Toddler/Preschooler Who Doesn’t Want to Sleep Alone (Feb. 11, 2006)
• How Much Sleep Children Need (Oct. 8, 2005)
• The Importance of Bedtime Rituals (Dec. 11, 2004)
• Feeling Guilty Over Sleep Issues (April 10, 2004)
• When Your Preschooler Fights Going to Bed (Jan. 3, 2004)
• Tips for a Better Naptime (Nov. 24, 2001)
• Eliminating Night Feedings (Dec. 11, 1999)
• Teaching Sleep Skills in Small Steps (August 28, 1999)
• Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems with “Cry It Out” (August 21, 1999)
• How to Use “The Family Bed” Sleep Method (July 3, 1999)
• Understanding Sleep Terrors (Jan. 23, 1999)
• Helping Children Cope with Nightmares (May 23, 1998)
• Solving Sleep Problems (Oct. 11, 1997)
• Does Your Child Have a Sleep Problem? (Oct. 4, 1997)

Teen Issues

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• Helping Kids Understand Our Sexually Disrespectful Culture (Feb. 9, 2013)
• Protecting against Dating Violence (Feb. 2, 2013)
• Family Rules with Teenagers (Jan. 26, 2013)
• Unkind Comments from Teens & Tweens, Part II (Aug. 28, 2010)
• Unkind Comments from Teens & Tweens, Part I (Aug. 21, 2010)
• Breaking the Argument Habit with Your Adolescent, Part II (June 26, 2010)
• Breaking the Argument Habit with Your Adolescent, Part I (June 19, 2010)
• A Parent’s Role with Teens (May 15, 2010)
• Switching from Discouragement to Encouragement (Feb. 23, 2008)
• Homework Help (Nov. 24, 2007)
• When You’re Ready to Give Up on Your Teen (June 10, 2006)
• Responding to Your Adolescent Differently (March 18, 2006)
• Reducing the Arguing In Your Home (Jan. 14, 2006)
• Tips for Parents of Middle-schoolers (Oct. 15, 2005)
• Using Natural Consequences With Teens (Sept. 3, 2005)
• Discussing Sexuality with your Teen (April 23, 2005)
• Middle School Homework Woes (April 24, 2004)
• Responding to Your Teen’s School Troubles (April 3, 2004)
• Handling School Conferences Effectively (Feb. 7, 2004)
• Parenting the Active/Alert Teen (Oct. 4, 2003)
• Parental Intervention at School to benefit ’Tweens and Teens (June 21, 2003)
• Offering Older Children & Teens Support When They’re Upset (April 12, 2003)
• Dealing with an On-Going Discipline Issue with Your Teen (March 1, 2003)
• Making Effective Use of Parent-Owned Problems (Feb. 22, 2003)
• How Parents Can Improve Their Child’s School Performance “In-Person” (November 9, 2002)
• Tips for Parenting Teens (June 15, 2002)
• Working Together With the School to Get Your Child Back on Track (May 4, 2002)
• Teens & How They Learn About Values (April 28, 2001)
• The Importance of Calmness When Communicating With Your Teen (Mar. 31, 2001)
• Changing Your Approach to Your Teen (Oct. 16, 1999)
• Establish Rules of Planning With Your Teen (July 17, 1999)
• Reducing Criticism (Jan. 2, 1999)
• Dealing with your teen’s outrageous positions (May 1996)

Toilet Training

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• The Use of Rewards in Potty Training, II (Nov. 20, 2010)
• The Use of Rewards in Potty Training, I (Nov. 13, 2010)
• Stress-Related Potty Training Regression (Apr. 10, 2010)
• Night Potty Training (Feb. 20, 2010)
• Common Potty Training Missteps (Sept. 12, 2009)
• Words to Use During Potty Training (Sept. 5, 2009)
• The Use of Rewards While Potty Training Your Child (Aug. 8, 2009)
• When Is My Child Ready to Start Potty Training? (July 25, 2009)
• What is Early Potty Training? (June 13, 2009)
• Potty Training Your Special Needs Child (May 9, 2009)
• How Temperament Affects Potty Training (April 25, 2009)
• Curbing Bathroom Talk (April 15, 2006)
• Getting Started Potty Training, Part II (July 19, 2003)
• Getting Started Potty Training, Part I (July 12, 2003)
• Managing Bedwetting in an Older Child (Sept. 14, 2002)
• Three Big Power Struggles a Parent Can’t Win (July 7, 2001)
• Tips for Encouraging Potty Training (June 23, 2001)
• Helping a Child with Soiling (Nov. 13, 1999)
• Addressing Constipation & Bowel Retention (Nov. 6, 1999)
• Potty Training Setbacks (Feb. 6, 1999)
• Potty Training Regression (Oct. 17, 1998)
• Potty Training Power Struggles (April 11, 1998)
• Bedwetting (June 21, 1997)
• Start toilet training when your child is ready (Sept. 28, 1996)

Values

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• Negotiating School Clothes Shopping with Your Youngsters, Part II (Sept. 4, 2010)
• Manners at Thanksgiving Dinner, Part II (Nov. 21, 2009)
• Manners at Thanksgiving Dinner, Part I (Nov. 14, 2009)
• Parenting Decisions that Spring from Values (May 2, 2009)
• When Your Values Collide with Your Child’s Dearly Held Wish (July 7, 2007)
• When Can Children Learn to Share? (April 7, 2007)
• When Your Child Admires an Unsuitable Role Model (Feb. 3, 2007)
• Discouraging Unkindness in Our Children (Dec. 30, 2006)
• Instilling Kindness and Compassion in our Children (Dec. 23, 2006)
• Lots of Enrichment Activities: Good or Bad? (Sept. 16, 2006)
• Raising Children to be Affectionate (Oct. 2, 2003)
• Valuing Intelligence in Children (Sept. 25, 2004)
• Dealing with the “Gimme, gimme’s” at Holiday time (Dec. 13, 2003)
• Instilling the Value of Being Cooperative (April 13, 2002)
• Encouraging Children’s Curiosity (Dec. 8, 2001)
• Encouraging Thankfulness (Nov. 10, 2001)
• How Children’s Thinking Develops (July 21, 2001)
• Teens & How They Learn About Values (April 28, 2001)
• Teaching Your Children to Value Their Health (Dec. 30, 2000)
• Resolving Conflicting Values (Sept. 23, 2000)
• Guide Parenting Decisions With Your Values (March 25, 2000)
• Temperament Patterns and Values (Feb. 12, 2000)
• The Value of Cooperation (Jan. 22, 2000)
• How Children Acquire Values (Jan. 8, 2000)
• Identifying Values You Hold Dear (Dec. 25, 1999)
• Teach Your Child How to Say No to Alcohol or Other Drugs (Aug. 8, 1998)
• Your Values for Your Children (Feb. 21, 1998)
• Teaching Your Values to Your Children (Jan. 10, 1998)
• Teaching Truthfulness & Honesty—Part III: Adolescents (March 15, 1997)
• Teaching Truthfulness & Honesty—Part II: School-aged Children (March 8, 1997)
• Teaching Truthfulness & Honesty—Part I: Preschoolers (March 1, 1997)

Other Topics

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• Bust Tension with Mudras (Feb. 23, 2013)
• How Hand Yoga Helps Kids Relax (Feb. 16, 2013)
• When Kids Bite at Child Care (Dec. 15, 2012)
• Why Do Toddlers Bite? (Dec. 8, 2012)
• What to Do When a Child Bites (Dec. 1, 2012)
• Helping Your Child Overcome Writer’s Block (Oct. 30, 2010)
• How to Help Your Child With Following Homework Directions (Oct. 23, 2010)
• Negotiating School Clothes Shopping with Your Youngsters, Part II (Sept. 4, 2010)
• Negotiating School Clothes Shopping with Your Youngsters, Part I (Sept. 4, 2010)
• Talking About Toddler and Preschooler Teeth (May 29, 2010)
• Talking About Baby Teeth (May 22, 2010)
• Make Your Home a Learning Place (Nov. 28, 2009)
• Thinking Styles Impact Learning (Nov. 7, 2009)
• Sitting Still in Worship Services (June 20, 2009)
• Safe Ways to Expend Angry Energy (Dec. 13, 2008)
• Sugarplums Dancing In Their Heads (Dec. 6, 2008)
• Helping Babies Feel Secure (Sept. 6, 2008)
• Young Children and Screen Time, Part II (Aug. 30, 2008)
• Young Children and Screen Time, Part I (Aug. 23, 2008)
• Young Children and Family Spiritual Practices (Dec. 22, 2007)
• Reading Skill-building Books to Your Child (Jan. 27, 2007)
• Reading to Your Children, Part II (Jan. 20, 2007)
• Reading to Your Children, Part I (Jan. 13, 2007)
• Motivating Children to Be Responsible for Their Grades (Sept. 18, 2004)
• Middle School Homework Woes (April 24, 2004)
• Responding to Your Teen’s School Troubles (April 3, 2004)
• Handling School Conferences Effectively (Feb. 7, 2004)
• Talking With Your Children About Sensitive Topics (Sept. 22, 2001)
• How Children’s Thinking Develops (July 21, 2001)
• Fostering Feelings of Security and Trust in Children (June 3, 2000)
• Understanding Your Child’s Learning Style (April 29, 2000)
• Reducing Parenting Conflict with your Spouse (Sept. 18, 1999)
• See How You’re Doing As A Parent (April 24, 1999)

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