January of any year is famously all about promises.  At the beginning of the year we usually reflect on the last and resolve to change in the year ahead.  Change is good, it means we are moving forward and not feeling so stuck.  But, where I always get stuck is the ‘talking’ about change instead [...]

Decided to check in on the Super Nanny show for this season after watching and commenting all last season.  I wanted to see if this year’s prime time show was educating parents in accurate and helpful information.  Much to my disappointment the show has not changed one single bit!
Supper Nanny starts out by labeling the [...]

www.parentsask.com is a new place to go on the Internet to get interesting, informative, and accurate parenting information.  It’s a place for you to ask questions about your kids.  You talk to other parents, get their opinions and suggestions for any issue you are facing in your family.  You can post a question yourself, ask [...]

Summer vacation… kids cannot wait and parents look forward to less structure and fun. But by the middle of July, the dreams of carefree summer fun seem to fade. Why? 
 
Kids love to predict: they want to know what’s coming next so they can manage their behavior. Even though it sounds great to just relax, [...]

Ever get up “on the wrong side of the bed” and don’t know why?
At one time or another just about everybody experiences not knowing why they feel the way they do.  Kids get even more confused than parents do about their feelings.  All kids behaviors are in response to some sort of feeling and most [...]

Fathers should be appreciated all year… not just on one day! While Father’s Day is a tremendous idea, we all need to affirm Dads for their significance every day of the year.
I come from a long line of fantastic fathering men. My grandfathers were both grand fathering me from birth to their deaths. My Dad, [...]

In celebration of Mother’s Day, I’d like to share a special poem with you that was given to me by a mom that I had been working with earlier this year. She was a new mommy having trouble adjusting to being a stay-at-home-mom after the birth of her second child. She came seeking guidelines in [...]

Have you heard the news?  The Super Nanny season premier is Friday, today!  Who knows what this season will bring?  I am hoping some developmentally accurate information will be shared on the show.
 
The advertisement for the Super Nanny show again depicts the Super Nanny as someone every family needs for healthy parenting.  Parents, try to [...]

ABC and NBC are flooding the T.V. market place with parenting advice.  Between the Super Nanny and The Baby Borrowers you’d think America’s parents don’t have clue about how to care for their own children.  Well I think that is insulting the intelligence of parents.  It makes me mad!
 
The teenagers that are trying to parent [...]

Do you have a strong-willed child?  Super Nanny gave us a taste last night of how we label kids with this term.  There are tons of books out there on ‘strong willed’ kids.  But, have you ever seen a book on the strong willed parent?  I have never seen one, so I think not!
The truth [...]