Archive for the ‘Motivating Children’ Category

  • A Follower, Not a Leader

    Question: My son who is 8 tends to be a follower and goes with what everyone else wants. He does whatever others like and do. I want to help teach him or give him the confidence ...
  • Chores for Kids

    Question: When I get home from work each afternoon, I spend a lot of time and energy cleaning up the house. I keep thinking that I'm doing it all on my own, and I am soooo guilty for not making my children ...
  • Targeted Behavior Problems

    by James Lehman, MSW For many children, behavior problems are not universal; they’re targeted. Targeted at dad, at mom, at the stepmother, at the fiancé, at a sibling. The following two case studies reveal how normally charming and compliant children can become defiant or ...
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder: The War at Home

    by: James Lehman, CSW When Hunter was a baby, Pat never imagined parenting him would mean becoming trapped in an argument that would last 15 years. From the time he was old enough to express himself, it seemed ...
  • Motivating the Unmotivated Child

    by: James Lehman, CSW Getting into the back-to-school routine can be hard for everyone in the house. In the morning, parents are faced with groggy kids who won't get out of bed and get ready for school no ...
  • You Can’t Teach It If You Don’t Know It!

    If you were asked to deliver a lecture about marine biology in thirty minutes, would you be able to give a terrific speech? Probably not. And neither would I. How about if the subject was antique marble collecting? Or ancient Chinese ...
  • Responsibility!

    {Order reprint rights for this article here - #1045} There are so many powerful thoughts regarding raising small souls cruising through my mind today that I scarcely know where to begin! We just returned from a ...