Tom authored this Parenting.com article on a few fall-back phrases that can work wonders in kids.
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December 26th, 2012
You Don't Need Santa to Set Limits (and What Three Things are Even Better)!
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. I come to bury Santa not to praise him. Figuratively that is. Don't get me wrong. I've done it. There are times when we're at our wit's end and we just want our frickin' kids to frackin' listen. We play the Santa card. “If you don't listen, Santa […]
Read More...December 4th, 2012
The Do's and Don'ts of Toddler Discipline
So you've got yourself a little toddler there – good times. Dana Carvey once quipped “They're not so bad, just keep M&M's in your pocket and feed 'em here and there.” If only it were so easy. What makes them so terrible sometimes? That answer is not as mysterious as it sometimes seems (e.g., in […]
Read More...November 8th, 2012
What Can We Learn from the San Francisco Giants to Help Make Our Children More Resilient?
How to Build Resiliency What Parents Can Learn from Bruce Bochy and the San Francisco Giants In 2010, the San Francisco Giants were 6½ games back in their division in August. In 2012, they were neck and neck with the Dodgers mid-season, when the Dodgers made multiple blockbuster trades. Next thing you know, one of […]
Read More...October 3rd, 2012
Begin with Gratitude
Did you know the world's leading scientific expert on gratitude lives right here in Northern California? Not Berkeley, but good guess. Robert Emmons, Psychology Professor at UC Davis, has been studying the varying benefits and healing powers of gratitude for 13 years. In his book, Thanks! How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You […]
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