My youngest daughter provided me with a brand new, unforgettable Mother’s Day experience this year! The day before Mother’s Day was wonderful. I volunteered at the MS Walk in the morning with my Girl Scout troop. When I got home, my older daughter had finished the laundry and washed the dishes! Then I got to […]
Halloween is Creeping Up
Halloween is creeping up… and ghosts and goblins are jumping out at us along with witches and vampires. How do you help a child who is scared of everything make it through the Halloween season? Young children can have a hard time determining what is real and what is imaginary. They honestly can’t differentiate between the two. […]
Please Go To Sleep!
While the ultimate goal is to teach your child to self-soothe and to fall asleep easily on his own, getting there can be accomplished in many different ways. It’s important that you find a strategy that works for you (the parent) and then practice it. My neighbor swears by the “Ferberizing” or the “Cry-it Out” […]
The Key to a Great Relationship With Your Child
When your child feels loved (taken care of, understood and protected) she will be more likely to respond positively when you ask something of her. There is less of an argument when something needs to be done because there is a sense that you are not making a crazy or unreasonable request. Does that mean […]