Families
Critical Thinking in Children: Why “Because I Said So” Isn’t Enough
They put the coat on because I said so. Forty minutes later, without me there, they were throwing stones into a pond...
Families
How to Stop Shouting at Your Child and Still Set Limits: 3 Myths
You've told them three times. The fourth time, you shout, they finally listen, and you feel awful. Three common beliefs that push...
Social skills
My Child Won’t Share: What’s Really Going On
You're at the park and your child won't share. It's rarely about character. Why it really happens, what recent research says, and...
Social skills
My Child Is Afraid of Making Mistakes: Why They Freeze and What Helps Them Try
They know the answer, and their hand stays down. Where the fear of making mistakes comes from, how it shows up beyond...
Social skills
Self-Control in Children: Why Telling Them to Calm Down Isn’t Enough
You say "calm down". Nothing happens, or the opposite does. What self-control in children really is, why the brain can't just switch...
Families
My Child Is a Sore Loser: Why It Happens and How to Help, Without the Drama
You're winning a board game and you know exactly what's coming. Why losing hits children so hard, what doesn't help in the...
Families
My Child Keeps Lying: What’s Going On and How to Respond
They look you in the eye and tell you something you know isn't true. Why children lie, the three traps that make...
Social skills
Low Frustration Tolerance in Children: Why They Give Up and What Helps
Ten minutes into homework, the pencil goes flying and it's "impossible". Why children give up so easily, and why frustration tolerance is...
Handling conflict
Sibling Fighting: Why They Fight So Much and How to Teach Them to Sort It Out Without You
Seven in the evening, keys still in your hand, and the shouting has already started. Why siblings fight so much, when you...
Families
My Child Won’t Follow Rules: What’s Going On (and How to Help Without Losing Your Temper)
You've been over it a thousand times, and five minutes later it's happened again. Why knowing a rule isn't the same as...