I often get asked "why does my child misbehave?" Unfortunately, children are going to test, push and behave in ways that we don’t like sometimes. Kids exhibit challenging behavior like whining, hitting, biting, screaming, talking back or throwing things for one of the following reasons: It works They want to get out of doing something [...]
When I became a mother (20 years ago) I searched for the ‘right’ answers to so many questions. I wanted to know what was best to feed my son, what to do when he fussed, what to do when he didn’t sleep, and what to do when he was constipated. Everyone I asked had a [...]
Do you find yourself spending your days saying things like? “Why do you do that?” “STOP IT!” “You know better than that!” “Why can’t you just listen?” Then things usually escalate and someone yells, threats get made, things may be thrown, and the stress level rises. No one wants their days to be like this [...]
