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.
This week on King 5 News, I shared why conversations around difference are so critical for our kids.
For more tips on this topic, check out Raising Culturally Aware Children.
This week on King 5 News, I shared the top parenting shifts we can make in the year ahead
For more tips on this topic, check out Parenting Intentions For The New Year
I am not a big fan of new year’s resolutions. We come up with a list of things to do better, to be better, to spend less, and lose more. We think about all of the things we don’t like about ourselves and decide January first is the day to make all of these changes at once. Both my professional background and my life experience have taught me this is an ideal recipe for failure.
This week on King 5 News, I shared how to help children develop a sense of gratitude during the holiday season and all year. For more on this topic, check out Gifts & Gratitude: Helping Kids Appreciate The Holiday Season.
Many of us can’t wait for the holidays. We imagine lazing around with family, drinking hot cocoa and kids content to play all day, needing nothing but their new toys. In reality, we often find ourselves frantically finishing holiday shopping while wrapping up work projects before the kids are out of school for two weeks. Not to mention packing for travel or rearranging the house to accommodate in-laws. Alas, it seems that sometimes our fantasy does not align with reality.
This week on King 5 News, I talked about parenting in the digital age and the new Messenger Kids app.
Oh the holidays. The family, the food, the fun, the presents -soon followed by a fear that we are raising entitled children with no appreciation for what they have. Tis the season for showering children with special activities and a mountain of presents, then wondering why they have a meltdown when we say no more. Which makes about as much sense as taking them trick or treating and then wondering why they want to eat the candy.
This week on King 5 News, I shared how to handle those moments when our kids whining is driving us nuts.
For more tips on this topic, check out A Way Out of Whining.
This week on King 5 News, I shared how to talk to our children about death and support them as they move through grief.
This week on King 5 News, I shared why sibling conflict is a normal part of childhood, what our role is as parents, and how to help them stay safe.
Got siblings? If you do, I bet you can imagine yourself in the backseat of the car in a heartbeat, remembering the injustice of your brother hogging more of the center armrest. Or was it your sister that always jumped in the front seat before you got to the car. Maybe it was the time your dad pulled over, turned around and said, “Knock it off or I am turning this car around right now!” Takes you right back, doesn’t it? Take a deep breath; it’s okay, you are in the driver’s seat now. But the ride may still be annoying thanks to your own band of munchkins screaming in the back seat.
This week I spoke with King 5 News about how to help kids manage their routine and get out the door on time.
For more tips on this topic, check out the blog post How To Get Out The Door With Kids.
This week I spoke with Mimi Jung & Jake Whittenberg from King 5 News about tips for a happy halloween for the whole family. For more tips on this topic, check out 5 Switch Witch Alternatives for a Happy Halloween and Keep Halloween Happy By Planning Ahead.
Last week I spoke with Mimi Jung & Steve Bunin from King 5 News about preschool options and how to find the right one for your family. For more tips on this topic, check out Preschool Shopping 101.
