Good Parenting: Am I A Good Enough Mom?

                The other day, I was counseling a Mom. She said, “My 3 year old child is driving me crazy. I have a baby too. It takes me an hour and a half to get them to bed. I am so exhausted.  How can I make it go […]

Empathy For Kids: Encouraging Good Feelings

              Last week I was the speaker for Tree of Knowledge here in Cleveland. The topic: Encouraging Responsibility and Good Feeling In The Classroom and Beyond We spoke about using empathy to help kids become responsible for their feelings and then be accountable for their behavior. We also discussed […]

Emotional Intelligence For Kids: Are Parents Always Right?

            We had a great class last night with Dr. Shira Wiesen: Emotional IQ: Empowering Our Kids To Be Smarter Emotionally Dr. Shira spoke about: How we can validate our children’s feelings even when we think our children are upset about things that seem unimportant. In human relationships there is no […]