How To Encourage Your Child to LOVE Reading & Enjoy Books More Than Video Games!
December 23, 2009 by Ellen C. Braun
Filed under Latest News, Motivating Children
Wouldn’t you love to have your child spend more time with books and
less time in front of the screen?
Children’s Magazines contain articles and features targeting their
interests- not to mention the thrill of kids getting their own mail
throughout the year!
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and periodicals I’ve found online! Click on the [...]
“My patience is GONE!”
September 3, 2009 by Ellen C. Braun
Filed under Latest News, Motivating Children
Question: I am married and have 3 children. One oldest is 19, was born with Spina Bifida and has been a challenge most of his life. Gratefully he is “normal” from the waist up and paralyzed from the waist down. I have a daughter that is 10 and a son [...]
A Follower, Not a Leader
May 20, 2009 by Ellen C. Braun
Filed under Communication, Controversial Parenting Styles, Motivating Children, Problem Solving, Self Esteem
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 to be a leader and not care if he likes or does things differently. I am afraid he [...]
Chores for Kids
February 18, 2009 by Ellen C. Braun
Filed under Communication, Motivating Children, Problem Solving
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 help out around the house. I’d like suggestions on chores [...]
Targeted Behavior Problems
October 24, 2008 by Ellen C. Braun
Filed under Communication, Disciplining Children, Motivating Children, Problem Solving
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 even abusive with one person in the family. James Lehman examines why [...]
Oppositional Defiant Disorder: The War at Home
October 2, 2008 by Ellen C. Braun
Filed under Communication, Controversial Parenting Styles, Disciplining Children, Motivating Children, Problem Solving
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 that he was looking for a fight with her.
“He’s a very strong-willed person,” says Pat, her polite [...]
Motivating the Unmotivated Child
September 24, 2008 by Ellen C. Braun
Filed under Communication, Controversial Parenting Styles, Disciplining Children, Motivating Children
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 matter how much you nag, bribe and scold. Homework time can be even worse, with nightly fights [...]
