Good Counsel: Dealing with demanding children

Good Counsel: Dealing with demanding children

Published in the Democrat and Chronicle on October 4th, 2011 A not uncommon parent complaint is that the child is running the household. This may be a 3-year old whose temper tantrums are controlling the household, an 11-year old whose anxiety is leading to more and...
Health checkup: Tips for staying connected

Health checkup: Tips for staying connected

Published in the Democrat and Chronicle on January 5, 2011 The holidays are over. This is the time, therefore, to start preparing for Happy Holidays next year and for years to come. The following are steps to take to help ensure your children and grandchildren will be...
Take control of the Internet

Take control of the Internet

Published in the Democrat and Chronicle on November 17, 2010An article writen by Stephanie Veale on how to monitor a child or adolescent’s Facebook and texting habits. I am one of the experts interviewed in the story. Click this link to download the pdf file of...
Good Counsel: The Importance of chores

Good Counsel: The Importance of chores

Published in the Democrat and Chronicle on October 6, 2010 When we think of chores we think of hard work,- and that’s the point. Children need to have chores, precisely because chores are hard work. Children need to know how to work hard and how to persist at...