Why Spanking Is Not Okay
Spanking isn’t good for any child. Pediatricians at Kaiser Permanente and the American Academy of Pediatrics agree – spanking is a poor way to discipline a child. ...
April 22, 2023
April 21, 2023My Baby Won’t Stop Crying!
The hardest thing I’ve ever done? Not medical school or residency. Not parenting three teens. Hands down, the hardest was being a new mother with a colicky baby. It was...
April 17, 20238 Steps to an Effective Time-Out
Let’s face it, young kids misbehave at times. Starting from an early age they test their limits and ours. To deal with this, most parents (about 85% of us) have tried t...
April 14, 2023Understand Your Child’s Temperament to Make Parenting Easier
From the start, my 3 children have been very different – even when I was pregnant with them they felt different. One kicked and rolled constantly, one was so still he w...
April 11, 2023Talking About Sexual Abuse
The list of what parents worry about is long! Often topping that list is fear about what can happen to our children when they’re not with us, and what others could do t...
April 8, 2023Positive Parenting? Start with Saying 10 Positive Things!
“Don’t touch that!” “Stop yelling!” "Be nice to your little brother!” Sometimes as parents we may feel as if the day is filled with disciplining our c...