Parenting

Evesdropping on Parenting Classes: How to Deal with Anger When Your Child has an Attitude

Parents often wonder how to deal with anger (yours or your child’s anger) when you ask them to do something reasonable and you get back a real attitude.  You know, the rolling of the eyes, the sign of contempt.  Should you address the your child’s attitude and risk of scene, or should you let the [...]

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A Missing Lesson from the Parenting Class: Helping Your Child Through the Stages of Bereavement

What You Probably Won’t Learn in a Parenting Class A mom whose husband has recently died has a tough challenge.  She has to reinvent her life right at the moment that she wonders if life is worth living.  Often it is her children that keep her going.  But it’s also true that each of her [...]

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