Consequences and Crickets: Do You Hear Them, Too?
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"How much screen time is too much?" "What types of games are ok or absolutely not ok?" "How do I set limits when my co-parent has different ideas of what's appropriate?" The post Screen Time Limits...
View ArticleHow To Set A Limit And Stick To It
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View ArticleWhen Trying to Make Your Child Happy Makes You Miserable
"It's natural: no matter what your child's age, you want him to be happy. And you'll do just about anything to make sure he is. The problem is that you'll do just about anything to make sure he isn't...
View ArticleHow to Inspire Behavior You Desire
"Kids learn what they live. They don't come into the world knowing about respect, responsibility, gratitude, or self-control. They need to experience what those things look and feel like, and you need...
View ArticleSaying No to Your Kids – 016
This week we're wrapping up our month-long series in NO-vember with an episode about how to say "no" to your kids. Many parents are so afraid of tantrums and power struggles that they’ll do just about...
View ArticleWhat Kids Need to Thrive – 144
Before I was a mom, I worked as a clinician at an adolescent day treatment facility near Boston. Time and time again, I witnessed teens enter the program with symptoms of major mental illness and leave...
View ArticleSetting Limits with Your Kids – 145
Do you feel frustrated when your kids disobey your limits? Do you feel guilty because you often give in to avoid a meltdown or a power struggle? Do you feel confused and powerless about how to follow...
View ArticleWhy Is My Child In Charge? Interview with Claire Lerner – 160
You have every intention of sticking to your limits, staying calm, and helping your kids through their difficult emotions. But in the heat of the moment, you find yourself giving into their demands,...
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