Super Parents Talk

By Annye Rothenberg Ph.D.
www.perfectingparentingpress.com
Preschoolers amaze us. They are learning so much so quickly, trying to make sense of the world around them. Preschoolers’ conversations are fascinating as they try to piece information together: Looking for the sugar bugs on their teeth after they eat candy. Insisting that Mommy go to time-out when Mommy makes them [...]

By Lisa C. Greene and Foster W. Cline MD
I knew I was in trouble. She ripped the oxygen sensor off her finger and refused to put it back on.
Recovering from surgery isn’t easy for anyone but it’s especially challenging when the patient is only seven. My daughter was grumpy and uncooperative. That was understandable but [...]

By Lisa C. Greene and Foster W. Cline, MD
Jessica is generally a happy kid. But she didn’t look very sunny when she got home from school. So, her mom asked, “How was your day at school sweetheart?”
Jessica’s answer was slow, with some reluctance: “Well, mom, I don’t know…. not so great….
expert parenting advice Lisa C. [...]

By Josh Waitzkin
A few weeks ago, I returned to the classroom of Dennis Dalton, the most important college professor of my life. From the back of an amphitheater seating several hundred students, I realized how much things had evolved at Columbia and Barnard. The lecture hall was now equipped with a wireless sound system, webcams, [...]

Change Your Language, Change Your Relationship
How We Say Things Does Matter
By Sharon Rivkin
www.sharonrivkin.com 
That old phrase, “sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me” is not really true.  Words may not inflict visible bruises like sticks and stones, but they pack a punch nonetheless.  They injure our insides, our feelings, and [...]