Educational Activities for Summer
July 28, 2010 by Ellen C. Braun
Filed under Ask The Experts, Kids Activities, Latest News
Fun and Easy Summer Activities to Keep Your Child Reading and Writing Research shows that many children drop as much as half a grade in reading ability over the summer because they stop reading for three months. Writing skills can fall behind too. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Reading and writing over [...]
Saving “No” for the Big Things
July 15, 2010 by Ellen C. Braun
Filed under Ask The Experts, Latest News, Problem Solving
Saving “No” for the Big Things by: Alan Carson ACPI© Coach for Parents I enjoy writing parenting articles for Ellen Braun’s Raising Small Souls website and appreciate Ellen’s willingness to post them. I also look forward to reading the comments submitted by parents and respond to them when I can add something constructive. The most [...]
The Art of Letting Go
June 2, 2010 by Ellen C. Braun
Filed under Ask The Experts, Controversial Parenting Styles, Latest News
The Art of Letting Go, Part 1 Alan W. Carson ACPI® Coach for Parents While working as a middle school guidance counselor, a young 6th grade teacher called me from her classroom telephone and asked if we could talk about an e-mail she received from a parent. I said, “Of course,” and went up to [...]
Why You Might Clash with Your Child
December 10, 2009 by Ellen C. Braun
Filed under Ask The Experts, Latest News, Problem Solving
Parenting with Style: Why You Might Clash with Your Child By Caron B. Goode, Ed.D. Every morning, six-year-old Josh and his mom clash. A daydreamer by nature, Josh moves through life at a slower pace than his task-oriented mom. This is most evident in the morning when meandering Josh and his highly organized mother are [...]
Odelia Schlisser
October 8, 2009 by Ellen C. Braun
Filed under Meet the Experts
Odelia Schlisser is a life coach with a Masters Degree in Sociology and a Masters Degree in Education, and is trained in Family Therapy. She currently lectures Psychology and Behavioral Science in Mercy College and has spent the past several years counseling children, teens, and their parents and teachers. She can be contacted for coaching [...]
Dyan Eybergen
October 8, 2009 by Ellen C. Braun
Filed under Meet the Experts
Dyan Eybergen, author of Out of the Mouths of Babes: Parenting from a Child’s Perspective. Dyan is a pediatric psychiatric nurse, has more than ten years experience working as a therapist and parent educator. Dyan and her family were guests on the cable television show “For Kids Sake”, along with parenting expert Barbara Coloroso. Eybergen [...]
A Parenting Nightmare
October 6, 2009 by Ellen C. Braun
Filed under Ask The Experts, Controversial Parenting Styles, Emotional Development, Latest News
Question: How can you and your child get past you walking in on her (7 years old) watching an Adult movie for about 1 hour & 23 minutes to be exact. My husband was watching her and fell asleep, so she chose her own movie. Sincerely, Eva in San Fransico, CA Answer by Dyan Eybergen, [...]
Teen Drinking
September 16, 2009 by Ellen C. Braun
Filed under Ask The Experts, Controversial Parenting Styles, Emotional Development, Latest News, Parenting Teenagers
Question: My 13-year-old son has come home from friend’s houses with alcohol on his breath a few too many times. My husband says that a drink here and there is nothing to worry about. My husband is not an alcoholic; he hardly ever gets drunk although he has a glass or two of wine to [...]
Coping with Grandpa’s Death
August 3, 2009 by Ellen C. Braun
Filed under Ask The Experts, Communication, Emotional Development, Latest News
Question: My Father-in-law passed away a few months back. He was a very dear family member to all of us, especially to my daughters, Rachel 6, and Nicole, 3. When he passed away all our emotions took over us – we were sad, crying, anxious of the future without him lonely, etc. Rachel cried for [...]
My Child’s Violent Threats
March 2, 2009 by Ellen C. Braun
Filed under Ask The Experts, Controversial Parenting Styles, Disciplining Children
Question: I am the mother of identical twin boys, age 5 but soon to be 6. I’m not sure if you can help me, however perhaps you can direct me to someone who can help me. My boys are in the Early Intervention Kindergarten Program. The reason they are in this program is because they [...]




