In our last post we spoke about how many parents feel that their children act selfishly: I just broke my foot and I couldn’t come on my daughter’s class trip with her. She came home from the trip and threw a tantrum that I was not there… My 5-year son does not let his friends […]
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Many parents feel that their children are selfish. They will say: “I just broke my foot and I couldn’t come on my daughter’s class trip with her. She came home from the trip and threw a tantrum that I was not there…” “My 5-year son does not let his friends play with any of his […]
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We had an interesting experience over the weekend which gave me some insight into the Sibling Rivalry issue. My son’s were quibbling at dinner. It usually starts something like this: A: I got a 90 on my Math test! J: So what! Anyone can get a 90 on a Math test if they have half […]
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Dear Adina, Do you have any suggestions handling disappointment for kids? My son gets upset when he is on a team that loses most of their games. He just finished an uninspiring basketball season. Baseball teams were just posted last night and he is already complaining: “There are no good players on my team!” “We are […]
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Dear Adina, My two girls, Sara and Rachel are always fighting. They are 7 and 11 years old. Right now, I am frustrated because, they make deals with each other and then they won’t follow through. For example, Sara will say, “If you play house with me now, then I will play card with you […]
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I know that a lot of us will be taking some road trips this summer. It is the season for long car drives. In a previous post I wrote about how we pass the time on our road trips. This is what I wrote: “In the car we listened to a lot of audio books […]
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Join our summer reading groups for students entering 1st through 3rd grade. Build skills, confidence, and a genuine love of reading in a supportive small-group setting.
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Help your child build friendships and communication skills this summer. Social skills classes for students entering 1st through 3rd grade in a fun, supportive environment.
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Keep math skills sharp this summer. Small-group instruction for students entering 2nd through 5th grade, designed to build confidence and real understanding.
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Does your child feel everything more deeply than other kids? Learn how to support a sensitive child with empathy and practical strategies that honor their temperament.
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I, like all other mothers, seem inordinately busy. I often feel stressed because there never seems to be enough time to get all the things I want to do done. When I picked up the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, I was immediately drawn to the headline “Too Busy? Or Just Right?: Stress Limit-O-Meter: Driven […]
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“Mom, I need new jeans!” “This is so out of style! I can’t wear this!” “I need to go shopping! I have nothing to wear!” Does this sound familiar? I only have one daughter but this seems to be a common refrain. Supposedly, its not only girls who complain, boys might do it too, just […]
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I just gave a class on the “Ten Commandments of Parenting” for a Jewish Organization. I didn’t realize how hard it would be to come up with 10 basic principles of parenting. Whenever I have trouble coming up with ideas for my classes I bring it up at dinner time and I ask my family […]
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Dear Adina, I read your column regularly and often save them because I like your parenting style very much. Are there similar resources for mothers of adult children ages 21 to 28. I’m full of parenting questions when my 21 year old comes home from college. From, A Loving Parent of Adults Dear Loving Parent […]
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A+ Solutions has done it again! We had a fabulous night with Courtney Evenchik, speaking about “How To Promote Positive Social Skills In Your Child With Learning Differences” I learned so much. Here is just a sampling: We spoke about social challenges of children with learning problems:Courtney started off by asking everyone to introduce themselves […]
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Many mothers, and some fathers too, have shared with me their insecurities about parenting. The question that always comes up is, “But am I doing this parenting thing right? Am I really a good parent?” I don’t think that there is one right way to parent and sometimes we are great at parenting and sometimes […]
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I just met with one of my colleagues, a parent educator like myself and I was asking her for a good topic for my next post. She suggested that I write about my favorite parenting techniques. I told her it wasn’t a good idea; I have too many “favorite parenting techniques.” She then suggested that […]
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I have not written a post on Sibling Rivalry in a long time. I am not sure why. What I do know for sure is that it is not because there has been an excess of peaceful interactions in my home. Maybe after 18 year of being a Mom, I am getting used to it? […]
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Guest Post by: Odette Hankins, M.S., CCC-SLP Coordinator of Speech-Language Pathology Services: A+ Solutions When most people think about the month of May, they think about sunshine, flowers and being outdoors. I, on the other hand, think about an annual event started by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) in 1927. Each May, Better Hearing and […]
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A+ Solutions is pleased to invite you to an evening with Courtney Evenchik, MA, NCSP Monday evening, May 12 7:30-8:30pm How to Promote Positive Social Skills in Your Child with Learning Differences Location: Lee Road Library 2345 Lee Road Cleveland Heights, OH 44118 You will: Learn why struggling learners are often more at-risk for being […]
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