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catch your kid in a lie

What to Do When You Catch Your Kid in a Lie: The Truth Behind Your Kid’s Lies

What’s Really Going On? What should you do when you catch your kid lying to you? “Catch”…

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do what I say

Why Won’t My Child Do What I Say?

Want to know the one thing that all parents have in common? Sometimes, every single parent asks,…

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Anxiety with ADHD

Managing Anxiety with ADHD

Complex and Complicated It’s no great secret that I have an ADHD++ Family of 5. Truth is,…

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Parenting a Teen with Depression

What I’ve Learned About Parenting a Teen with Depression

I’ve lived with family members with depression for several decades. One of my babies suffers from depression,…

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Does Your Child Get Anxious? Tell a Social Story!

If your child becomes anxious with new or unknown events or people, or is overly stimulated in…

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Improve Emotional Intelligence

Ways to Improve Emotional Intelligence

Your Emotional IQ When you are in a group, do you usually know how people feel about…

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Riding the Teenage Mood-Storm

The teenage brain is under constant renovation. Article continues below… Minimize Meltdowns! Download a free tipsheet “Top…

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How Do I Get My Kid to Do What I Ask?

One of the questions we hear frequently from parents is some variation of, “How Do I Get…

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Using Stress to Help Performance, Anxiety and Self-Esteem

Behaviors of children with ADHD and related challenges of Executive Function are often misinterpreted and viewed as…

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Best parenting

The Best Parenting Paycheck – Ever

My 12-year-old son gave me a gift this morning before school – the best parenting paycheck, ever!…

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Moms Have Feelings Too

Moms Have Feelings Too: 7 Ways to Deal with Rude (Pre)Teens

Middle School Is The Worst Let’s face it, middle-schoolers can be mean. It’s a natural result of…

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Stop Nagging My Kids

How Do I Stop Nagging My Kids?

How Do I Stop Nagging My Kids?  We hear this question – a lot! Article continues below……

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