Tag frustration

What’s Good About Being an Angry Parent?
Anger is tough to understand. Many parents, in an effort to stop their kidsโ misbehavior, tend to react quickly. This reaction usually doesnโt give much thought to the deeper layers of whatโs going on in both the child and theโฆ

What to Do When Kids Push Your Buttons
When kids act up, it’s a parent’s job to guide them through the difficulty. But kids’ trouble often pushes parents’ buttons. Need for control? Push. Desire for quick fixes? Push. Anxiety about whatโs gonna happen with this demanding kid? Push.โฆ

Teenagers, Sass, and Life That Is Truly Life
“Are you going to help me or not?” I snapped at Daniel, our fifteen year-old-son. Heโd been asking for the past hour to go to a friendโs house. I kept dodging his request while also badgering him to enlist hisโฆ

