Tension In Couples
As seen in NY Special Child Magazine and on NYParenting.com Dear Sharon, Our 10-year-old son has special behavioral issues. My husband this past year seems to have run out of patience and he loses his
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Dinnertime
Some families eat dinner together as a way to connect and communicate. Others find that work and school schedules interfere with regular evening meals. Some parents find that dinners become too harried or tense and
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A Few Tips for New Parents
Here are a few things to remember if you are welcoming a new little one into your home: 1. Get help. Babies are dependent on adults for everything! It is impossible for one or two
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Meeting Other Moms
As seen in Brooklyn Family Magazine and on NYParenting.com Dear Sharon, Do you have any suggestions for creating a network of other parent friends here in the city? This is our first child and I’m
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Stages of Childhood
Children go through stages of childhood, each one impacting parents in some way. It can help to remember that particularly challenging stages (an infant’s sleepless nights, a toddler’s raging tantrums or a teen’s moodiness) don’t
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Tension and Homework
If tensions grow between parent and child when doing homework relationships can suffer. Whenever possible it is important to take a break and get help from another parent, relative, after school center or older student.
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A Few Ideas to Help Co Parenting after Divorce Go Smoothly
Sorting through the many complexities of co parenting after a separation or divorce can be overwhelming and extraordinarily stressful. One of the many challenges can be managing the understandably raw emotions that come after such
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4 Ideas that Can Help Establish Smooth Bedtime Routines
Getting children to bed in a timely way can be a challenge. Here are four ideas that can help.
A New Year’s Resolution for Parents
I suggest remembering that all of the efforts you have made in your child’s direction have made a difference. (Even when your attempts to communicate were less than ideal and the results took way too
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“Losing it” with your Child
It is important to remember that you are not the only parent who has “lost it” with their child. As all moms and dads handle the complex tasks involved in raising a family it is
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