by adminitp | Nov 30, 2016
We all want to be great parents and help our kids thrive. That’s exactly why we get so involved in the lives of our children. But the line between “being there” for your kids and tuning into an overbearing parent gets blurry sometimes. ...
by adminitp | Nov 23, 2016
Since it’s Thanksgiving, I wanted to do something different. Today, I’m getting personal. I want to take a step back and write about why I do this work. My parents loved me. They had the greatest of intent, but, like so many parents, they had no idea how...
by adminitp | Nov 16, 2016
We all want to raise kids who grow up to be self-disciplined and cooperative adults one day. Of course, the million-dollar question is “how?” Thankfully, more than five decades of research reveals a key factor: Children behave and cooperate much better...
by adminitp | Nov 9, 2016
We all want to raise children who develop into adults who live well and thrive. As such, teaching children how to self-soothe is one of the greatest things you can do as an effective parent. With all the stress that young children face in today’s busy world,...
by adminitp | Nov 2, 2016
A few days ago I was talking Paige, who is an energetic little girl who lives on my street. As Paige ran over to my dog, Coco she could not understand why Coco was acting so shy around her. After asking Paige a series of questions, she discovered that Coco needed to...