2009 Archives
- 01/20/2009 - Living With Children
- 01/27/2009 - Living With Children
- 02/03/2009 - Living With Children
- 02/10/2009 - Living With Children
- 02/17/2009 - Living With Children
- 02/24/2009 - Living With Children
- 03/02/2009 - Living With Children
2008 Archives
- 01/01/2008 - How to Make The "Terrible Twos" Terrific
- 01/08/2008 - Take Hard Line On Child's Cruelty
- 01/15/2008 - Try this simple tactic to get past toilet-training impasse
- 01/22/2008 - Act Your Age Or It's Paradise Lost
- 01/29/2008 - What to do when teenager doesn't want to go to college
- 02/05/2008 - Review child's homework if teacher isn't correcting it
- 02/12/2008 - Be Calm And Firm With Highly Active Child
- 02/19/2008 - Fostering Good Citizenship
- 02/26/2008 - Don't Force Siblings To Play Together
- 03/04/2008 - Parents share their 3 stories of `tough love' turnarounds
- 03/11/2008 - For wake-up call, try early bedtime
- 03/18/2008 - When Children Squabble, It's Usually Best Not To Intervene
- 03/24/2008 - Zoning Out Could Be Seizure
- 04/01/2008 - Crying at restaurants is tough behavior to change, so eat in
- 04/08/2008 - A little humor will burst teenager's inflated ego
- 04/15/2008 - Sad mood in his poem doesn't mean 10-year-old is falling apart
- 04/22/2008 - Husband who spoils his child needs a timeout -- at the least
- 04/29/2008 - Parents obsess over so-called flaws
- 05/06/2008 - Another child star, more poor parenting
- 05/13/2008 - Try a little humor to cope with toddler's `nasty talk'
- 05/20/2008 - Reviews of four exceptional parenting books
- 05/27/2008 - Parents, you might be used to your wild child; we aren't
- 06/03/2008 - Boy's parents shocked his teachers by supporting them
- 06/10/2008 - Tamp down toddler's tantrums early
- 06/17/2008 - Living With Children
- 06/24/2008 - Living With Children
- 07/01/2008 - Living With Children
- 07/08/2008 - Living With Children
- 07/15/2008 - Living With Children
- 07/22/2008 - Living With Children
- 07/28/2008 - Living With Children
- 08/05/2008 - Living With Children
- 08/12/2008 - Living With Children
- 08/19/2008 - Living With Children
- 08/26/2008 - Living With Children
- 09/02/2008 - Living With Children
- 09/09/2008 - Living With Children
- 09/16/2008 - Living With Children
- 09/23/2008 - Living With Children
- 09/30/2008 - Living With Children
2007 Archives
- 01/02/2007 - When Children Should Start Preschool and Sleeping In Same Bed With Children
- 01/09/2007 - Enrolling Young Children in Enrichment Programs
- 01/16/2007 - Punishment of Preschoolers
- 01/23/2007 - Go Cold Turkey To Stop Teenager's Video Game Habits
- 01/30/2007 - Proposed Spanking Legislation
- 02/06/2007 - 5-year-olds who play after being put to bed; Dealing with bad behavior learned at school
- 02/13/2007 - Video Games Lead To Under-Achievement In School
- 02/20/2007 - Co-sleeping and discipline problems in other areas go hand-in-hand
- 02/27/2007 - Are Teenagers Nuts?
- 03/06/2007 - Discipline Is Leadership
- 03/13/2007 - Children Should Be Disciplined For "Bad Choices"
- 03/20/2007 - Forget Adjectives; Any Child Is A Child, Any Family Is A Family
- 03/27/2007 - Micromanaging Your Kids Robs Them Of Many Benefits
- 04/02/2007 - Parents and teachers should read Suzanne Capek Tingley’s "How to Handle Difficult Parents: A Teacher’s Survival Guide"
- 04/10/2007 - Early Lesson In good Behavior Tamps Down A Temper Tantrum
- 04/17/2007 - Yada-yada discipline doesn't work with aggressive children
- 04/24/2007 - Stop Aggression With SIR Method
- 05/01/2007 - Ticket Method For Dealing With Misbehavior
- 05/08/2007 - The World Was Better When Children Were Taught Respect, Good Manners
- 05/15/2007 - A Family's Strength Is Found In The Strength Of Marriage
- 05/22/2007 - To Raise Respectful Children, You Must Be A Good Leader
- 05/29/2007 - Savor The Joy Of A Picnic
- 06/05/2007 - Woeful 7-year-old needs help to end her self-pity party
- 06/12/2007 - No such thing as a problem-free child
- 06/19/2007 - Son doesn't want a kiss? This is not a sign of the apocalypse
- 06/26/2007 - 17-Year-Old Says He Doesn't Want To Go To College
- 07/03/2007 - Youngsters Don't Need To Use Computers
- 07/10/2007 - Be Firm, Patient With Keyed-Up Child
- 07/17/2007 - Clever mom turns ornery 2-year-old into a calm helper
- 07/24/2007 - Child's Curiosity Gets Out Of Control
- 07/31/2007 - RALPH Award goes to magazine that says calling kids `shy' or `fussy' is a no-no
- 08/07/2007 - Sense of Humor is Essential for Handling Rebellious Child
- 08/14/2007 - School uniforms restrict kids' choices (that's a good thing)
- 08/21/2007 - How to keep toddler from playing too rough with baby
- 08/28/2007 - Want your kids to get along? Have them share a room
- 09/04/2007 - Let 3-year-old take her sweet time falling asleep
- 09/11/2007 - 3 Ways To Get Children To Pick Up All Their Toys
- 09/18/2007 - Creative Ideas For Getting Your Child To Clean Their Room
- 09/25/2007 - A Good Parent Is A Decisive Parent
- 10/02/2007 - Is It Odd For A Child To Play With A Much Younger Boy
- 10/09/2007 - Young Daughter's Sob Stories Need The Final Conversation
- 10/16/2007 - Coping with a clingy child; a solution for sibling battles
- 10/23/2007 - Why Is It Okay To Kill Villains? 5-Year-Old Needs Explanation
- 10/30/2007 - Are brain chemicals to blame for 6-year-old's bad behavior?
- 11/06/2007 - Give son the freedom to set his own homework schedule
- 11/13/2007 - Zero tolerance for cruelty to a friend
- 11/20/2007 - Taking bunny away only adds to tot's feelings of insecurity
- 11/27/2007 - Reaction to toddler's speech says a lot about fretful parents
- 12/04/2007 - Teen resisting scheduled bedtime
- 12/11/2007 - Discipline Is Real Cure For What These Two See As Disorder
- 12/18/2007 - Are today’s parents acting in ways consistent with established leadership principles?
- 12/25/2007 - The Myth Of The Manipulative Child
2006 Archives
- 01/19/2006 - Pros and Cons of Rewards
- 01/26/2006 - Bedwetting at Age Three is no Cause for Concern
- 02/09/2006 - Use Punishment to Stop Sibling Attacks
- 02/16/2006 - Children Should Pay Attention to Parents
- 02/23/2006 - Five-Year-Old is not Manipulative
- 03/02/2006 - Don't Micromanage Kids' Lives
- 03/02/2006 - Parents Fear too much, Kids too Little
- 03/09/2006 - Parenting Myths
- 03/09/2006 - Schools have no Business Spanking Children
- 03/16/2006 - Parenting at its Best
- 03/23/2006 - Teacher Isn't Mean
- 03/30/2006 - Potty Training, Obligations, and Discipline
- 04/06/2006 - Dumb Things I've Heard
- 04/13/2006 - Handwriting May Not Signal Real Disorder
- 04/20/2006 - It's the Parenting, not the Paddle, that Matters
- 04/28/2006 - 2-year-old Isn't Talking, and Headbanging
- 05/04/2006 - Discipline and Young Children
- 05/09/2006 - Setting the Record Straight on Spanking
- 05/16/2006 - 20-month-old "Rejects" Dad
- 05/25/2006 - Father Knows Best
- 06/01/2006 - Parenting From The Heart
- 06/08/2006 - Video Games: A Parent's Story
- 06/15/2006 - Head-Banging Toddler; Daughter Wants To Travel
- 06/22/2006 - Proper Communication Key To Discipline
- 06/29/2006 - Proper Communication Key To Discipline, Pt. 2
- 07/06/2006 - Stop Catering To Precocious 3-Year-Old
- 07/13/2006 - How To Grow A Happy Child
- 07/20/2006 - Today's parenting vs. yesterday's parenting
- 07/27/2006 - Three Parenting Questions
- 08/03/2006 - "Psychological Thinking" Confuses Parents
- 08/10/2006 - Common Parenting Questions
- 08/17/2006 - Badness In Children
- 08/24/2006 - Generous Grandma; Son Anxious About School
- 08/31/2006 - Daughter Has Clothing Issues
- 09/07/2006 - Potty Talk; Challenge In Kindergarten?
- 09/12/2006 - A Cure For Son's 'Motor Mouth'
- 09/19/2006 - 3 Year Old Likes Her Crib; Prepare Toddler For Move?
- 09/28/2006 - Potty Training After 24 Months Can Be A Gamble
- 10/04/2006 - Sleeping With Child Creates Big Problems
- 10/12/2006 - Joint Custody; Naps In Kindergarten
- 10/19/2006 - Reasons To Eliminate TV
- 10/26/2006 - Obsessive Two-Year-Old; Column Comments
- 10/31/2006 - Music Lessons; Playing With Younger Children
- 11/07/2006 - Treat Adoption As Small Deal
- 11/14/2006 - Stop 8-year-old's bullying behavior before it gets worse
- 11/21/2006 - How To Relieve A Child's Fear Of Illness
- 11/28/2006 - Go Over Potential Dangers With Child Who Wants To Walk To School Alone
- 12/05/2006 - Now That They're Bunking, They Wont Take Naps
- 12/12/2006 - Solving Common Bedtime Problems Of Toddlers
- 12/19/2006 - Seperating Twins In School
- 12/26/2006 - Response To Adoption Article