Silly Helps – (Revised) – Ideas to Help Your Child Get to School With Less “Fuss”
as seen on A Child Grows in Brooklyn.com Lillian and her 1st grade daughter, Nora, visited Parents Helping Parents a few times when Nora was having a hard time getting to school on time. Their
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Sharing Your Interests with Your Child
It is important for children to be exposed to their mom and dad’s interests. Forcing children to participate in an adult’s most engaging work task or hobby is not always well received by little ones
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A Great Reward is Play Time with YOU!
If parents want to reward and/or encourage children’s cooperative behavior one excellent incentive is engaging play time with mom and/or dad. Examples from parents I have talked to recently are: “If you leave the house
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Hard Moments with a Child Often “Go Better” than Parents Realize
After many years of talking to moms and dads I have come to believe that even at the end of a hard day or overwhelming moment parents have managed to offer something useful to their
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Helping a Young Perfectionist Try Something New
Aaron is a 9-year-old boy who often refuses to leave the house for fun family outings without an argument. He is also frequently discouraged by math and easily overwhelmed when playing on his basketball team
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Toilet Training a Three Year Old
as seen in Brooklyn Family Magazine and on NYParenting.com Dear Sharon, We have a 3 1/2 year old and are having some difficulty getting him to toilet train. Do you have any words of wisdom?
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Silly Helps
Lillian and her 1st grade daughter, Nora, came to see me a few times when Nora was having a hard time getting to school on time. Their mornings had turned into a stream of fruitless
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Youngest Siblings
The youngest person in a family is often overshadowed by everyone else’s skills, movements and opinions. Mom and dad can make an effort to listen and respond attentively to their little one’s ideas and thoughts
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Setting Limits on Technology
While setting limits on “screen-time” for our children – to increase personal interactions and physical activity – it is helpful to set limits on ourselves as well. Having daily technology free time for everyone (cell
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Helping a Child with Hitting, Biting or other Aggressive Behavior
As seen on A Child Grows in Brooklyn.com Aggressive behavior usually happens because a child is over stimulated or overwhelmed in some way either before or during a difficult incident. For example, aggression can increase
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