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 [...]
Defiant 8-year-old
February 8, 2009 by Ellen C. Braun
Filed under Controversial Parenting Styles, Disciplining Children, Problem Solving
Dear RaisingSmallSouls, Question: Our 8 year old has become so defiant lately, to the point of swearing and telling us to shut up. He gets a wide range of vocabulary from the school bus. We have tried to be patient and ignore his outbursts. This has only made the swearing seem more impulsive and it [...]
Raise your hand if you never yell!
January 7, 2009 by Ellen C. Braun
Filed under Communication, Controversial Parenting Styles, Disciplining Children
Family psychologist John Rosemond answers parents’ questions on his website at www.rosemond.com. Part 1 of a two-part poll I conduct with my audiences: “Raise your hand if you were reared by a mother who never yelled, yet you consistently obeyed her. To clarify, your mother may have raised her voice emphatically on occasion, but never [...]
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 [...]
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
Here is what parents are saying about “The Autism and ADHD Diet“, which many parents have found useful to use as an Oppositional Defiant Disorder Diet as well: I read this book in a couple of hours. Once I started,is was like a great mystery, I couldn’t wait til the next chapter. Ms. [...]
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 [...]
How to Give Kids Consequences That Work
September 15, 2008 by Ellen C. Braun
Filed under Disciplining Children, Emotional Development
by: James Lehman, MSW A consequence is something that follows naturally from a person’s action, inaction or poor decision. It differs from a punishment in that a punishment is retribution. Punishment is “getting back” at someone, to hurt them back for a hurt they did. When you get a speeding ticket, it’s not a retribution [...]
Musings on “Life Is Not Fair” & Sarah Palin
September 4, 2008 by Ellen C. Braun
Filed under Communication, Controversial Parenting Styles, Disciplining Children, Emotional Development, Values & Ethics
Politics aside, as I learn more about Sarah Palin, John McCain’s vice presidential running mate, some deep parenting questions surface within my heart. Governor Palin is a mother of five children. Trig, the four-month-old baby has been diagnosed with Down’s Syndrome. At seventeen years of age, Bristol, her eldest daughter, is expecting a baby this [...]
Getting Kids Organized: Tips that Work!
January 21, 2008 by Ellen C. Braun
Filed under Disciplining Children, Parenting Teenagers, Parenting Toddlers, Problem Solving
Teaching Children to Organize Their Possessions: Five Tips for Parents If you’d look under the children’s beds or in the playrooms of most houses, you might think there is no way to get your kids organized. Stuffed animals have a way of multiplying and covering beds and dressers, game and jigsaw puzzle pieces somehow never [...]
Pursuit of Comfort
November 8, 2007 by Ellen C. Braun
Filed under Communication, Controversial Parenting Styles, Disciplining Children, Emotional Development, Values & Ethics
One of the greatest fallacies of our time is the mistaken social rule that “happiness means being comfortable”. When was the last time that you saw modern-day movie where the hero or heroine was happy to be in an impoverished and uncomfortable state? Advertisers play upon this unspoken rule by convincing us that pain need [...]
I Want To Scream!
July 3, 2007 by Ellen C. Braun
Filed under Communication, Disciplining Children, Emotional Development, Parenting Teenagers, Problem Solving
Dear Ellen, Sometimes I get so mad at my kids! Yesterday, we were getting ready for a family reunion that our family will be hosting next week. My thirteen-year-old daughter suggested that we create place cards and matching centerpieces for the party. Although this will be an informal affair held in our backyard and I [...]
Recommended Reading…
October 25, 2006 by Ellen C. Braun
Filed under Communication, Disciplining Children, Emotional Development, Problem Solving, Resources & Tools
In case you haven’t heard from me in a while, no, I wasn’t ignoring you! However, I had emergency surgery and was in the hospital for several days last week, and now I’m starting to get back to myself. (Nothing life-threatening, thankfully, just a very painful experience.) I’d like to share several inspirational parenting books [...]
