This week on King 5 News, I shared what routines parents should keep in place over summer.
For more tips on this topic, check out 3 Must Have Routines for Summer Sanity.
Writer Nancy Schatz Alton beautifully summed up my thoughts on chores for ParentMap Magazine this month.
This week on King 5 News, I shared why parents should let go of blame and teach kids how to solve problems by focusing on solutions.
Help! Every time we walk to the park, my adventurous three-year-old bolts away from me. When I ask her to come back, she just ignores me. When I yell, she laughs in my face. The other day I totally lost it and screamed that we are never going to the park again. It’s been a week and we are both going stir crazy, but I am terrified to try again. How do I help her understand how dangerous this is and get her to stay with me?
This week on King 5 News, I shared how to have regular family meetings.
If you are interested in having family meetings in your own home, I recommend reading Family Meetings: Your Most Powerful Parenting Tool before getting started.
This week on King 5 News, I shared how to respond when your tween or teen says, "I hate you" and other hurtful words. For more tips on this topic, check out "When Your Teen Says "I Hate You."
This week on King 5 News, I shared how to lessen the use of praise and focus on encouragement instead. For more tips on this topic, check out Beyond Praise: Building Self Esteem Through Encouragement.
This week on King 5 News, I shared three strategies for helping kids cooperate.
For more tips on this topic, check out Sick of Nagging? Try Less Talk, More Action.
This week on King 5 News, I shared some of the problems with time outs a punishment and what to do instead.
For more on this topic, check out Why Time Outs Don't Work & What To Do Instead.
This week on King 5 News, I shared tips on discipline strategies for toddlers and preschoolers that you can use throughout child.
For more tips on this topic, check out What You Need To Know About Early Discipline.
This week on King 5 News, I shared my top tips for keeping the summer fun for kids (and parents too!)
For more tips on raising grateful children, read Gifts & Gratitude: Helping Children Appreciate The Holiday Season.
This week on King 5 News, I shared tips for talking to your kids about gun safety.
This week on King 5 News, I shared tips on how to move through those stages when children show a preference from one parent over another.
For more tips on this topic, check out the blog post Daddy Do It! What To Do When Kids Play Favorites.
Dust off those strappy sandals and pink taffeta gown, because prom isn’t just for kids anymore. One Seattle mom is giving all moms a chance to redo prom without all the drama of our teen years. Seattle Mom Prom is the prom you always wanted; great tunes, good friends, and no waiting around for someone to ask you.
This week on King 5 News, I shared tips for keeping your partner relationship strong.
This week on King 5 News, I shared tips for watching the Super Bowl with children around.
For more tips on this topic, check out Game On: 5 Tips For Watching The Super Bowl with Kids.
Can you imagine if your partner said, "put on your shoes" ten times before you left the house? Is there any reason to listen to the first nine times? By the tenth time, you might be ready to throw your shoes out the door and tell your partner to go by themselves!
And yet, with our kids, we yell orders from the other room and wonder why our demands are not met. We repeat them again and again, ramping up our own anger and frustration.
They ignore us and we keep demanding.
