Strategies To End Grocery Store Nightmares Pt 1
Grocery shopping with kids in tow can be a nightmare. Here are some strategies that can eliminate some frustrating behaviours: Planning, Order and RoutinesKids thrive on order and routine. They like to...
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Let’s look at parenting effectively and respectfully through a tantrum for a chocolate bar at the check-out counter. Yes, you can go to the candy-free checkout counter, but I feel strongly that we need...
View Article“If You Hit, You Sit”
(or "Yes Virginia, there is an Adlerian time out") "My 18 month old hits when he is playing with friends during play dates. I’ve told him again and again that it is not nice, and that it hurts, and to...
View ArticleRunaway Kid
If your child bolts away from you at the first moment of freedom, then you have a real safety issue. Here’s how you can change this situation. Purpose of the BehaviourAs always, we must start by trying...
View ArticleDon’t Talk To Strangers Isn’t Enough
I had hoped that by the time I posted this article (originally posted December 16, 2003) we would have news of Cecilia Zhang’s whereabouts. Sadly, the Toronto girl who was abducted from her bedroom...
View ArticleDining Out – Reining In Restaurant Terrors
"Sit up. Sit up. Sit up! Quiet please, others are trying to enjoy their night out too. Quiet! Turn around on the bench. Stop hitting your sister under the table. Leave the condiments alone. What are...
View ArticleTantrum in the Doctor’s Reception Area
I was recently asked about how to cope with a public tantrum. I think the description given below will ring true to many parents: Yesterday we went to the doctor’s. My daughter had a bowl of goldfish...
View ArticleShy Toddler Prefers to Play Alone
Here is a recent email from one concerned mom of a toddler packing possessions and acting a little socially conservative: I have a rather odd question. My son will be 3 in a couple of weeks, and he has...
View ArticleWon’t Go To March Break Camp
(Originally posted March 15, 2006) How is your March Break going? Have you got any kids who don’t want to go to the camps you enrolled them in? Here is one mom who was looking for advice. Read her...
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Backseat Brawls Survival Guide
My latest appearance on The Marilyn Denis Show where I help a family cope with their overwhelming backseat brawls during road trips.
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Life Before Kids
Here is my latest appearance on Canada AM where I explain how parents can incorporate more of what they used to love into their lives.
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Afraid of Santa?
Your ready to go meet the “Big Guy”, but your child wants nothing to do with it. Meeting Santa can be scary for some kids.
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Celebrity Moms
Are celebrity Moms a good source of parenting advice? We tend to gravitate towards those who are most popular. Here is my take from CTV Newschannel today:
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