If you have more than one child, sibling rivalry is usually one of your biggest challenges, and the best way for kids to learn to get along with people in the world. Disagreements, jealousy and wrongs are committed among people all the time. The question is, how to resolve them? An adult friend who is [...]
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Sibling rivalry? Let it rip.
November 7, 2011Make friends with money from the start
October 10, 2011Do not pay them by the chore or withhold allowance if they don’t do them. DO give them an allowance that is NOT tied to money. They contribute to the common good, they enjoy the rewards of being in a family. Don’t you have bad days/weeks at work where your performance was lacking?
Expectation is the most powerful APP
September 26, 2011She loves to do them and does not think of them as ‘chores’ [What’s wrong with calling it what it is?] She helps clean the table for dinner ever night and helps mommy with the shopping with her own little list made by me. She also helps me make parts of the meals by dumping and pouring. [Fantastic way to engage little kids in cooking, keep them busy while waiting for dinner and avoid screen time. Every family can benefit from this practice.]
Back-to-school 2: Empowerment through responsibility
September 12, 2011Ah, the polish of the first day of school. One day in the supermarket, Eric’s mother asked me, “How’s Noah’s diorama coming?” My truthful answer was, “I have no idea.” Noah and Eric were in fifth grade. Noah’s diorama was his homework, not mine. By third grade, most typical kids can handle their own homework. [...]
“I’m Bored”
August 15, 2011If your kids rely on you to solve boredom, changing the expectation will take a few weeks, protests and long sighs and even sitting with, gasp! nothing to do. Be patient. Creativity emerges from stillness.
