Super Parents Talk

©Lisa Barker
I’m waiting for one of the kids to ask me what reptile dysfunction is.  There’s no escaping the ads on television.  I imagine how the talk will go so that I’m prepared:
“What er-reptile dysfunction, Momma?”
Jelly Mom Lisa Barker parenting humor parenting column

Apparently when you tickle Elmo he’s not laughing, he’s having a seizure.
–Jay Leno
In an attempt to assure the world’s children that millions of Chinese-made toys currently being recalled for containing toxic lead paint and tiny choking hazards can no longer hurt them, high-level Chinese officials announced Tuesday that millions of playthings are being rounded up [...]

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. [...]

BEYOND TIME-OUT
From Chaos to Calm
By Beth A. Grosshans, Ph.D. with Janet H. Burton, L.C.S.W.
Challenging the past 30 years of parenting advice, BEYOND TIME-OUT: From Chaos to Calm (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. / June 3, 2008 / $19.95 / ISBN 978-1-4027-5297-1) by Beth A. Grosshans, Ph.D. with Janet Burton, L.C.S.W., sheds light on what is driving [...]