Last night, after we put our 8 year-old to sleep, my husband and I decided to watch “The Hulk”: the new remake starring Edward Norton (one of my fave actors!). Remember the show from the 70’s The incredible Hulk? I know this is just a movie, and my husband finds it funny that I look…
Category Archives: defiance
Tween Years: Moving into Uncharted Territory
Today’s precocious preteens or “tweens” often shock parents when they begin to act like full- fledged teenagers. Don’t be fooled, they’re still children. They’ll astonish you with their ability to conceptualize, to argue brilliantly, and then to do foolish things! When I looked up the definition of “Tweens” I was fascinated by the variety of…
Divide and conquer?
What do you do when the way you want to support/discipline your child contradicts the way your partner or spouse feels about the situation? How do you keep a “united front” while being fair to your kid? How do you discuss the matter without making your child feel that she/he can “divide and conquer”? As…
5 ideas to tame back talk
In the previous articles I shared some thoughts about what constitutes back talk and how we as parents have a decisive influence on how our children learn respect for themselves and for the world around them. Children imitate behaviors from peers and from family members and sometimes enjoy using that as a tool to get…
When your 8-year-old is going on 15 !!
It is always ironic to me, how my own experience raising my child always prepares me for my sessions with the parents I coach. Many of these parents have come to me lately for help when they are engaged in power struggles with their children. It has been a topic that has brought many a…
