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By Andrew Gibson, Ph.D., author “ Got An Angry Kid? Parenting Spike-A Seriously Difficult Child” On the web at DrAGibson.com   Ten year old Spike is out-of-control. To live with him is to yell. Spike brings out the yelling in everyone, especially in his family. They just can’t control themselves. He’s outrageous and, therefore, the center of attention. So everyone [...]

By Andrew Gibson, Ph.D., author “ Got An Angry Kid? Parenting Spike-A Seriously Difficult Child” On the web at DrAGibson.com   Avoiding is bad, right? The weak avoid; the strong confront. Clearly, strong sounds better than weak. When your out-of-control ten year old kid, Spike, gets obnoxious, you are supposed to stare him in the eye and demand something like,“Stop [...]

By Andrew Gibson, Ph.D., author “ Got An Angry Kid? Parenting Spike-A Seriously Difficult Child” On the web at DrAGibson.com We spend most of our time trying to control anger in children by giving them what they are giving us: Anger for anger. Does it work? Not often. And, not for long either. If your intention is to teach a [...]

By Kathryn Marion You’ve heard the term ‘helicopter parent.’ Maybe you’re one of them—parents who hover over their children and actively participate (maybe even orchestrate) every decision and activity their progeny undertake. This works well during the elementary and middle school years. But the strategy needs to change during the high school years and beyond. If your ‘baby’ just graduated [...]

By Jay Tucker We have a three year old West Highland White Terrier named Max. Max is a pretty good dog, I have to admit. He is obedient, loving, and usually pretty quiet. Max is as gentle with our two children as any dog could be. He contributes daily to Twitter, has 298 friends on FaceBook, and once saved a [...]

By David Elkind Ph.D, Chief Scientific Advisor, JustAskBaby.com   Picture courtesy of Justaskbaby.com Although the divorce rate in the US is declining, the number of single parent families is a still a substantial proportion of all families. While many single parents do a superb job of childrearing, they confront many more challenges and unwise options than is the case in [...]

By Jamee Tenzer, PCC My 6 year old daughter called me in a panic from school a few weeks ago, the day before St. Patrick’s Day. She had learned that the home-made Leprechaun Catcher she had labored over for days, was due at school THAT morning. We were under the impression that it was due on St. Patricks’ Day since [...]

By Jay Tucker   So, what did you do today? If your schedule is anything like mine you probably woke the kids up, made their breakfasts, nagged them to brush their teeth, got them dressed, and rushed them out the door in a NASCAR type effort to beat the late school bell. I feel a lot like an Army soldier [...]

by Marsha Finkelstein As parents you want the best for your kids… the best schools, the best friends, the best opportunities. But, parents often forget what’s in the middle of all that effort – a young person trying to figure out who they are, how they’re going to fit in and what choices they should make. The good news is [...]

By Jay Tucker   Do you remember the TV show “Leave it to Beaver?” The terrifically sappy show starring Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers…as the Beaver, is a classic portrait of Americana family in the 1950s. Sure the show was unrealistic. All of the problems of the world were neatly settled in 23 minutes and all done without mussing June’s [...]