Last Night was our final class in our Parenting Simply Foundations Class. It was a great class and all of us learned a lot. The topic: Building Self Esteem From The Inside Out 2 We learned that our children most annoying traits and their negative behaviors are actually clues to their talents and assets. We […]
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A calm home does not happen by accident. Learn the simple daily habits and communication strategies that reduce tension and create lasting peace at home.
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The good thing about parenting is that it all starts with us. The values or characteristics we want our kids to espouse need to be modeled by us. So very simply, if we want our kids to have a positive outlook on life we need to have a positive outlook on life. No need to […]
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I always wondered why some people are resilient and can overcome the worst of adversities and other people just crumple in the face of trouble. The same goes for kids, why are some kids able to solve their problems and move forward and others just fall apart. Renee Jain of Gostrength.com, gives us some insight […]
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New Cavity Dragons iPhone/iPad Game App Helps Solve Toothbrushing Struggles Many of us have dealt with the challenge of getting our children to brush their teeth. I recently tried out a creative new app, Cavity Dragons, designed to help parents solve the struggle over toothbrushing in 2-6 year olds. Cavity Dragons uses an interactive video […]
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I am developing a new CEU course for HomeCeuConnections.com. I am heading back to Dallas in December to film this new class. The topic: Building Resilience In Your Young Clients. I love the research involved in putting together a course. As I have been reading through the material I came across some information that can […]
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Courtney Evenchik a Who’s The Boss parenting coach. and I continue to have our planning meetings for our new Social Skills class, for girls, starting October 8. We are wading through all the reading materials that Courtney has amassed over the years. Courtney keeps on pulling books, pamphlets, and loose papers out of her bag. […]
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I just had my first planning meeting with Courtney Evenchik a Who’s The Boss parenting coach. Starting Tuesday, October 8th, Courtney and I will be running a Social Skills group for girls in Jewish Day Schools. Courtney(among her many other jobs) works as a School Psychologist at Mosdos Ohr Hatorah Girls School, here in Cleveland, […]
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I was invited to run a workshop for teachers in a local school here in Cleveland. We will be using the book How To Talk So Kids Can Learn ” That is just one of the great books that Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish wrote. I just read over […]
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Our family has a few sayings that help us get through some of the every day rough patches that we have. When our kids were young we would say them in a sing song kind of way, the tone that most parents use when talk ing to little children. As my kids got older, I […]
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We had a great class last night. It is the 5th class in our Parenting Simply Foundations Webinar. The topic: Disipline: Teaching Kids To Improve Their Own Behavior This week we discussed: 1. The problems with punishment, why punishment does not work. 2. 7 skills to use instead of punishing your child 3. 5 steps […]
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Dear Adina, I am having so much trouble with my 8 year old son. We are fighting all the time. I ask him to brush his teeth, he won’t do it. I ask him to eat his vegetables he refuses. I ask him to clean his room and he tells me he likes it just […]
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This past Monday we had Class 4 of our Parenting Simply Foundations Class. Time is flying! 2 more classes left of our 8 week session. In Class 4 we discussed the following: 1. Communication techniques to engage our children’s cooperation. 2. Psychological Realities of Child Development 3. More information on Children’s Normal Developmental Patterns We […]
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Guest Blogger: David Reeves Adults sometimes underestimate the importance of play for children. They often think of it as a waste of time that achieves nothing of importance for the child. However, many realize that human beings do much of their learning through play, especially children who learn best when they are having fun. Play […]
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Dear Adina, My daughter is seems to have low self-esteem. She says things like “I am so stupid.” “I am not as pretty as so and so” or “I can’t do anything right”etc. I keep on telling her she is pretty and smart and fun; she gets annoyed and says “you just say that because […]
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I just received a newsletter from Love and Logic with some practical information on homework that I just had to share with you. Dr. Charles Fay outlined the following appropriate guidelines for homework. It leaves time for the child to contribute to the family by doing chores. It leaves time for the child to play […]
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This past week was our third class in our “Parenting Simply Foundations Course.” We learnt the following: 1. How to set ourselves up for success so that are houses are running smoothly. 2. Why we need new skills to communicate with our children. 3. Clever ways to help our kids to listen. Our participants asked […]
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It is not easy for parents to deal with Sibling Rivalry. It helps to understand that it is a normal part of family life. Not a very fun part of normal family life, but normal nonetheless. One way that you can help your kids get along is to teach them to respect their sibling’s bad […]
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All families can understand the importance of giving the benefit of the doubt. Giving the benefit of the doubt means that we don’t always assume that the motivation behind our spouse’s and child’s...
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