“How do I get my kids to listen to me? AAAHHHHHH!”This is a common question parents ask at parenting workshops or when I am coaching “all kinds of parents with all kinds of kids.” I’ve learned that when parents ask: “How do I get my kids to listen to me?”,…
Families, like people, have wildly different personalities. Some families are loud, others quieter; some families are very active, others have a slower pace and engage in more sedate activities. Some are hyper-organized, others frenzied and chaotic. I coach all kinds of families with all kinds of kids, and at the…
Parenting is complex in all circumstances, no matter the characteristics of parent, child or family. Parenting is a journey of a lifetime, and through all the developing years, it’s a 24/7 job. There aren’t many other things we do in life that are all consuming like raising our kids. It…
Developing a Co-Parenting Communication System that Works! There is a lot to say on the subject of co-parenting. We need to be talking about it more than we do given the high percentage of families in the United States with children being raised by divorced and separated parents. Systemically, divorce…