As a child, I, like so many other little girls, enjoyed playing with Barbie dolls. I recall a time when a newly advertised Barbie doll...

Recently, a young mother asked me if I thought she should wait an extra year before enrolling her son in kindergarten. She was concerned...

Each day, untold numbers of students stand at bus stops, faces down, backs toward one another, staring at their phones with fingers...

While conducting a series of parenting presentations at a preschool, a mother shared her frustration about her children’s eating habits....

Ensuring that children get proper nutrition is essential. However, for many parents, food-related concerns rank among the top daily...

When it comes to raising children, I am reminded of the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.  In the tale, Goldilocks samples the...

What is the appropriate response when a child misbehaves? Many parents believe that if they can just find the ‘right’ consequence, they...

Dealing with misbehavior in their children is an ongoing struggle for many parents today. Certainly, numerous societal factors impact how...

There was a time when kindergarten students were expected to learn how to tie their shoes by the end of the school year. Sadly, like so...

Backtalk, or rude comments to authority figures, has become an increasingly prevalent concern among parents and teachers today. Though it...

Many parents today assume that technology is a gateway to advancing learning in their children. It is estimated that 67% of parents whose...

Any parent who has navigated the teen years will tell you that around the age of thirteen, something dramatic happens. Some liken it to...

We need to resurrect boredom! Yes, you read the sentence correctly. I said we need to resurrect boredom. For the better part of the last...

During my 34 years in elementary education, I had the opportunity to observe many children and their parents. One of the most perplexing...

Much of the misbehavior seen in children and youth today is rooted in a lack of self-regulation, the conscious management of one’s own...