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The Secret to a Better Vacation

The Secret to a Better Vacation

For kids, one of the best things about vacation is that they have more of their parents’ attention. We may be able to let go of some of the worries and distractions that consume us during the week and put more time and attention into our children when we’re away with...

Children Hunger for Play and Laughter with You

Children Hunger for Play and Laughter with You

Stresses of all kinds, loneliness, isolation, and criticism erase a child’s sense of connection, and make it harder for a child to love and learn. But I'm always amazed at how a little play full of laughter can quickly restore a connection between a parent and a...

Parenting When Your Heart is Breaking

Parenting When Your Heart is Breaking

When someone close to you dies, a relationship ends, illness strikes—parenting can feel like you’ve just been hit by a boulder. We don’t have much attention, if any at all, for a little one who wets the bed, won’t eat his dinner, or won’t share with her little sister....

Why I lost It and A Few Tips For Handling Summer Stress

Why I lost It and A Few Tips For Handling Summer Stress

Summer vacation should be a time when the family feels more connected. So why is it often so stressful? In June, my stepdaughter and I flew to New York City, just the two of us, to chase the impossible dream of seeing the Broadway musical, Hamilton.I treated those...

How I Learned to Shut My Mouth and Why You Should Too

How I Learned to Shut My Mouth and Why You Should Too

One simple, yet surprisingly hard thing to do as a parent is to simply be quiet and let our children talk…or cry, laugh, giggle, sing, and scream.  Working with parents of little ones and bigger kids, I hear it all the time.  It’s hard to be quiet and not interrupt,...

How to Help Your Children Conquer their Fears

How to Help Your Children Conquer their Fears

When our children become paralyzed with fear, it’s hard to know how to help them! A father I know remembers seeing his son in this state during a family vacation at Lake George at the base of the Adirondack Mountains. His son, eight years old at the time, wanted to...

Five Tips for Parenting your Preteens and Adolescents

Five Tips for Parenting your Preteens and Adolescents

Parenting a preteen sometimes feels like you've gotten lost in a foreign neighborhood without your trusted GPS.  What used to make your five-year-old laugh doesn’t work anymore with your thirteen-year-old. An adolescent's maturity can seem inconsistent and...