How to work with the school to create a safety plan for your child when bullying continues and previous efforts fail You know your child is being bullied. You talked to your child or even with the teacher, tried strategies, but bullying continues. You’re fully aware that your child is suffering. You recognize the serious [...]

Acclaimed author Trudy Ludwig‘s new and sensitive book, Better than You, will prove a welcome resource for any parent, teacher, or counselor. It is also the perfect antidote for the troubling trend of kid arrogance. Jake’s story gives kids insight into what lies beneath the urge to brag and shows them how adopting a “better [...]

REALITY CHECK: If your child has experienced a serious trauma please don’t overlook the possibility of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder has been in the news a lot these days because of our military returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, but PTSD isn’t just for adults. Each year over 3 million children are [...]

Why diminishment of kid empathy should be our biggest concern. The ratings, the research, the solutions, and how to gear up and parent the Controller Generation. “Can’t I just play one more hour?” “But there’s nottttthhhhthinnnng else to do!” “Chill out, Mom. The game is not that violent.” There’s no doubt that video games are [...]

Overlooked dangers of raising Couch Potatoes. Parenting tips to help kids find healthier alternatives and discover “life beyond the remote” that I shared on the TODAY show Parenting Alert: The Overlooked Dangers of Raising a Generation of Couch Potatoes The statistics are dismal: • Kids ages six months to six years spend three times as [...]