Make the Best of Your Family’s Summer
(Despite the Recession)
July 3, 2009 by Kimberly · 6 Comments
Up to this point, my immediate family has not been negatively affected by the recession. I’m grateful for that and know that circumstances could change any day. As such, we are still trying to be careful with our finances. I know that I personally tend to spend a lot more money during [...]
Six Tips on Teaching Kids Responsibility
I’m lucky. My mom taught me the importance of personal responsibility (by words and actions) since I was a little girl. As a divorced mom of five kids, I saw how she took responsibility for holding our family together – often working a couple of jobs at a time without complaint. As [...]
Don’t Be Nervous About Your Child’s Development
March 20, 2009 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
One of the questions that I get asked the most by my moms – especially first-time moms – is “Is this normal?” in regards to their kids’ development at various stages. There’s such a wide range of “normal” that 9 times out of 10, the answer is “yes”. (Of course, I’m not a [...]
Understanding Your Child’s Defiant Behavior: Part II
February 2, 2009 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
(You can read Part I here.)
Parents have been taught to focus their love and attention on the very behaviors that drive them crazy. They love their children into behaving badly, and then a doctor diagnoses them with a disorder and prescribes drugs! Children just want to grow up. At 2 and 3 [...]
Q&A About Boys (Part II): Michael G. Thompson, Ph.D.
November 14, 2008 by Kimberly · 4 Comments
This is Part II of a Q&A with Dr. Thompson, a psychologist, school consultant and author/co-author of eight books including the classic bestseller, Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys and It’s a Boy!: Understanding Your Son’s Development from Birth to Eighteen. (You can learn more about Dr. Thompson and his works on [...]
