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As a parent, what do you do if your child says they want to die?
I have just spent the last 20 minutes reading in utter awe of a mom who would do anything to save her son. This mom started a Facebook page called “Letters for Noah.” On the page she describes how her 12 year old son told her he wanted to commit suicide on his 13th birthday [...]
Related topics: help, letters to noah, noah, parenting
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Car Seat Laws…which one to follow?
Do you remember car trips as a kid? Mom, Dad and kids piled into the car, buckled up, and off you went. This was before the days of portable DVD players, handheld video games and car seat laws of course. In my family the rules were: find something to keep yourself occupied, no fighting with [...]
Related topics: AAP, American Academy of Pediatrics, car seat laws, children, family, parenting, parenting tips
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Disciplining your kids – who’s right? What’s best?
So I saw this photo on Facebook today and couldn’t help but read the comments. Most comments were in support of the Dad taking a stand to show his daughter that her actions were unacceptable. Some comments, however, just reinforce that you can’t discipline under public scrutiny. Someone will ALWAYS have something negative to say. [...]
Related topics: child behavior, discipline, kids, parenting
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Confrontation: Sounds scary, but does it have to be?
You’re standing at the bottom of the stairs with your face tilted up towards the second floor. You’ve been standing like that for about 20 seconds, thinking about your next move (………). It’s time for your son to be done with his computer time and move on to his homework. Even before you say the [...]
Related topics: advice, katie robinson, parenting
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8 Ways to Make Video Games Palatable
Every kid begs for video games. Parents hear the plea over and over again until they’re so worn down they knuckle under and buy one. But as soon as you buy the game, the real trouble begins: junior sits down and won’t get up. And when he does, he’s aggressive, screaming, “But the game isn’t [...]
Related topics: limits, parenting, tips, video games
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6 Ways to Prevent Sibling Rivalry
When siblings fight, everyone in the family is affected. When a parent hears, “Give it to me!” “Get away from me!” or “No, m-i-n-e!” their first reaction is to yell, “Stop it!” or “How many times have I told you!” Many parents with more than one child have told me: “They fight terribly. . .They [...]
Related topics: parenting, sharon silver, sibling rivalry, tips
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8 Ways to Make Video Games Palatable
Every kid begs for video games. Parents hear the plea over and over again until they’re so worn down they knuckle under and buy one. But as soon as you buy the game, the real trouble begins: junior sits down and won’t get up. And when he does, he’s aggressive, screaming, “But the game isn’t [...]
Related topics: parenting, sharon silver, tips, video games
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How to End Power Struggles Over Food and Sleep
How many times have you been in a power struggle with your child over food or sleep? One big reason parents get trapped into these types of power struggles is because we think we “should” have the power to decide what, when and how much our child eats, and how, when and where our [...]
Related topics: parenting, sharon silver, struggles, tips
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How to Deal with Back Talk
Don’t you dare talk to me that way! When a child is being verbally disrespectful, or as we called it in our home, “emotionally biting” someone, a parent’s defensive wall goes up and she screams right back! Most parents who are having loud, ugly words screamed at them would react. The question is, “is there [...]
Related topics: back talk, behavior, disrespect, kids, parenting, tips
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Keeping your cool- How do you actually do it?
So much of current parenting lore, advice and protocol centers on the idea that you should be able to control your emotions and generally present a calm demeanor to your kids. I’ve certainly touched on it in other posts and have read it more times than I can count in parenting books and articles. But [...]
Related topics: advice, behavior, keeping cool, parenting, temper
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