Dealing With Defiance In part 1 of Chores Suck we talked about how to introduce chores. In part 2 we talked about how the atmosphere in your home and the […]

Creating A Feeling Of Ownership And Belonging In The Home Getting kids to do chores and contribute to the household can often be a cause of stress in families. One […]

Chores Create Stress I have noticed that Chores can be a great source stress for families. We want our kids to contribute to the family community. We don’t want to […]

Saying No becomes a habit A lot of the time we say no to our kids out of habit, frustration or lack of patience. Sometimes it is necessary, but I […]

Being Thanked by my Kid Feels Wonderful Today I took my daughter to Niagara Falls for lunch. We went to Boston Pizza, then had a frozen yogurt. Later on we […]

I continue to be saddened by the number of people who think that spanking is an acceptable and even effective method of raising a child. I suggest trying to explain […]

“Well Behaved Child” is NOT a Compliment! When we say that a child is well behaved we usually mean that they aren’t bothering adults. Like when a kid is quiet […]

Comedy Improv and Parenting The other day I was dancing with this guy. He had never done much Contact Improv before and was asking me about it as we were […]