siblings

It was a Sunday evening. I was emotionally and physically done for the day and looking forward to a quiet house. Suddenly I overheard squabbling...

  “Knock it off! Stop it! Get over here, NOW!” These are familiar phrases for most parents. When kids act up we get frustrated. We...

  When our kids hurt their siblings, our sense of justice compels us to punish them. But sometimes punishment is not the best way to...

  Big sister Bella bounces and crashes her way through life with Tigger-like abandon, unaware of the impact of her big movements and energy on...

Sometimes it can be a good thing to let kids fight. This played itself out last week as I was caring for my niece and...

“I wasn’t safe! I need to go to my room to think about this,” exclaimed five-year-old Selah after hitting her infant brother Caleb. It seemed...

Ed was trying to be patient and thoughtful, but he was at the end of his rope. Instead of helping him fix dinner, his two...

Many parents think that some sort of painful punishment is the best motivator for kids to improve their behavior. Other parents “focus on the positive”...

Family Meetings: just the words send some parents into a state of anxiety while kids yawn and get immediately distracted. But with a few simple...

Over the past few weeks we learned how effective natural impacts and logical consequences help children learn to make better choices. Today we conclude with Part...