Disciplining Your Kids: Can Laughter Be A Sign Of Defiance?
Maddie was very upset. Her 4 year old son, Eli, was playing trucks with his friend, Sam. Suddenly, Eli grabbed the toy that Sam was playing with and wouldn’t give it back to him, making Sam cry. When Maddie admonished him for his behavior and made him go sit on the couch, he started to […]
Problem Solving Techniques For Kids: The Stale Snack Solution
I have always advocated problem solving with kids. It has always served me and my family well. Here is how I used it to handle, a most annoying but probably pretty standard domestic situation: In the summer with all the kids home, I was getting really irritated. I usually buy 2 bags of the same […]
Problem Solving Techniques For Kids: The Broken Computer
As I said in a previous post, working with kids to solve the little and big domestic problems is a great alternative to accusing,giving commands and punishing kids. Here is another story on how this works: Our family laptop computer that we keep on the desk in the kitchen was not working. It does get […]