A: The quickest and most direct road to family harmony is through holding family meetings. Today, July 7, 2017, I opened my historic Family Meeting binder and I found an envelope. I had labeled it “weekly chores” and inside were small pieces of paper with chores written on them by my daughter, (except for the special…
DetailsAn arguing child is one of the most annoying behaviors that parents experience. Rarely are you asking your child to do something unreasonable. You might be asking them to put their dishes in the dishwasher, clean their room, or even take a shower. To figure out what you can do differently to stop the arguing,…
DetailsSummer is a great time to teach your children the importance of everyone in the house doing chores. Notice I said “teach” not “get your child to”. There is a big difference in your attitude and approach when you teach your children versus expecting your kids to do chores without training. Without training, you probably…
DetailsMeenakshi’s International Cooking with Kids—4 sessions (for parents with children 2 – 8 years) Wednesdays, July 12 through August 2, 2017 4:30 to 5:30 PM During this program, children and parents or other caregivers will learn about the origin of cuisines and food sources. Each class will include songs, stories, and delicious vegetarian, kid-friendly, easy-to-make recipes from a different…
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Doesn’t it seem like life only gets busier and that there is more and more information coming at us all the time? There is too much information out there to take in and process! The human nervous system has never had a physiologic ‘upgrade’ to be able to handle this level of over-stimulation. As a…
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Romance of Risk: Helping Teens Stay Safe (Middle/High School) Wednesday, June 21 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM Participants discuss roadblocks to communicating with teens on critical topics such as smoking, drinking, sexual behavior, and drug use. Learn effective strategies for how to listen and support teens to make responsible decisions regarding risky behaviors. With Susan Stone, BSE.…
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Mindful Motivation: How to Motivate Your Child From the Inside Out (Preschool/Elementary) Thursday, June 15 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM Wouldn’t it be nice if your child cooperated for the sake of it and not for the carrot at the end of the stick? In this workshop, Rachel will share her unique system for motivating children from…
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Parents become very frustrated and worried when their children no longer shares their thoughts, feelings, or events in their lives. A wall develops as a result of this frustration…but it isn’t impenetrable. It can be melted. The length of time required to melt the wall depends on how deep the divide between parent and child…
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Ally Parenting: A Non-Adversarial Approach to Transform Conflict Into Cooperation By Cynthia Klein – Available now at many online book sellers. Search for Ally Parenting- Cynthia Klein to find soft-cover, $20, and eBook, $9, formats to purchase. Table of Contents Introduction to Ally Parenting……….1 How to Use This Book: A Quick-Start Approach……..7 The Step-by-Step Solutions Guide……….11…
DetailsWhen you hold regular family meetings, you establish family values of connection, unity, mutual respect, support, and creative problem-solving. If weekly meetings are too much, then set aside time to meet every two weeks. As a result of your sustained efforts, you will build a family in which problems are discussed, each person feels heard,…
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