siblings

If you want your kids to respect and value your “no’s!” work harder on your “yeses!” It’s good to teach kids the various “No’s!” in…

  In our family, one of the realities we face is siblings who fight. I tend to want to stop my children’s rivalry in its tracks, but…

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 almost miraculous that she would say such a thing.

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”…